1. STATUETTE DE SHINGJACHEN EN ALLIAGE DE CUIVRE DORÉ DYNASTIE QING, XVIIIE/XIXE SIÈCLE Himalayan Art Resources item no. 4881 14.3 cm (5 5/8 in.) high A GILT COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF SHINGJACHEN QING DYNASTY, 18TH/19TH CENTURY 清 十八/十九世紀 銅鎏金白哈爾王像 Provenance: With Claude de Marteau, Brussels, by 1970s Known by many names, including Pehar and King of Qualities, Shingjachen is a worldly deity that was subjugated by Guru Padmasambhava in the 8th century, who appears here in an iconographic program known as the Five Kings. Associated with the aspect of qualities here, this two-arm manifestation shows the protector holding a lasso as he strides a horse over a mountainous base. Compare with two closely related figures of Damchen Garwai Nakpo (HAR 12102 & 20831) and a six-armed image of Pehar riding a lion, sold at Christie's, New York, 16 September 2008, lot 258.