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A thangka of the First Dalai Lama, Gedun Truppa Hugo E. Kreigger, Tibetan Painting: The Jucker Collection, Boston,
Central Tibet, 19th century 2001, p.86, no. 28.
Distemper on cloth; Gedun Truppa seated before Tashilumpo monastery,
holding an alms bowl and displaying the gesture of instruction. Referenced
Image: 25 x 15 1/4 in. (63.5 x 38.7 cm) HAR - himalayanart.org/image.cfm/89152.html
$15,000 - 20,000
Provenance
Gedun Truppa (Gendun Drub, 1391-1474) was the chief disciple of The Jucker Collection
the Gelugpa founder Tsongkhapa, who appears in the top left corner. Sotheby’s, New York, 26 March 2006, lot 139
Green Tara appears above Tashilumpo monastery, which Gedun Private Collection, New York
Truppa founded in Tsang province in 1447. He is heralded for his
contribution to monasticism in Tibet, and over the course of his fifty
years of teaching he trained many Gelug, Kham, and even Sakya
abbots. ‘Inner’ Yama Dharmaraja appears below his ornate, Chinese-
style wood and lacquer throne.
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