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Drokmi Lotsawa Shakya Yeshe (992/3 - 1043/1072)
OriginTibet
Date17th century
Dimensions5 1/8 × 4 3/8 × 3 7/8 in.
MediumGilt copper alloy
Classification(s)
Credit LineRubin Museum of Art
Object numberC2005.16.55
Himalayan Art Resources Number65478
DescriptionDrogmi Lotsawa Shakya Yeshe was a great translator and an important source of the Sakya tradition’s teachings. In Tibet and Nepal he worked with Indian Buddhist masters to translate nearly seventy tantric texts from Sanskrit. He was also an important teacher to prominent Kagyu masters of his time. In this sculptural portrait he is depicted sitting in a vajra posture. His hands are in the gesture of teaching (dharmachakra), his right hand held up to his chest while his left is placed on his lap. His monk’s robe is finely designed brocade with patterns of flowers.Not on view
late 18th century, ca. 1760s
ca. 18th-19th century
19th century
16th century
Dated by inscription 1842
ca. second quarter of 15th century
19th century