Wangchug Dorje Portrait by Choying Dorje
Choying Dorje (1604-1674), the 10th Karmapa, was a prolific artist that created both paintings and sculpture in a unique style. There are approximately 100 paintings and 60 sculpture recorded in the biographical literature. Aside from those recorded objects there are also a number of sculpture claiming to be the work of Choying Dorje either through inscription or style. The depiction below of the 9th Karmapa Wangchug Dorje does not so far appear in any of the lists of Choying Dorje's known works but bears an inscription and the stylistic appearance of a Choying Dorje sculpture.