A Tibetan gilt bronze figure of Tsongkhapa, 17th century, modelled seated in dhyanasana with hands held in dharmachakra mudra, wearing pandita hat and monk's robes, on a double lotus throne, height 19cm. Provenance: the Alain Presencer Collection. Note: Tsongkhapa (1357-1419) was an influential Tibetan Buddhist monk, philosopher and tantric yogi. He was the founder of the Gelug School of Tibetan Buddhism and is believed to be the incarnation of Manjushri, the bodhisattva of wisdom.