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ANOTHER PROPERTY PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE MIDWESTERN COLLECTION

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A THANGKA DEPICTING PEHAR A THANGKA DEPICTING TSONGKHAPA

MONGOLIA, 18TH CENTURY TIBET, 18TH CENTURY
Opaque pigments and gold on cloth Opaque pigments and gold on cloth
16ƒ x 12 in. (41 x 30.3 cm.) 25¬ x 17¡ in. (65 x 44 cm.)

$5,000-7,000 $5,000-7,000

蒙古 十八世紀 嘉波•佩哈唐卡 西藏 十八世紀 宗喀巴唐卡

PUBLISHED PUBLISHED

Himalayan Art Resource (himalayanart.org), item no. 24336 Himalayan Art Resource (himalayanart.org), item no. 24170

The wrathful protector Pehar, depicted here with three heads and six This elegant depiction of the revered Buddhist teacher, Tsongkhapa, is
arms riding a lion, is believed to have been bound by an oath to protect the sixth in a set of ffteen thangkas that chronologically depict his life
all Tibetan Buddhist monasteries and temples. Tsongkhapa sits above and teachings. Beautifully rendered with vibrant pigments and gold,
center, fanked by Gyaltsab on the left and Kedrub on the right. Shri this work is a fne example of the stylistic achievements of the period.
Lakshmi sits at bottom center surrounded by two worldly gods on
horseback. Compare the facial features, lion and modeling of the fame
nimbus with another painting of Pehar in the Rubin Museum of Art
(F1997.35.3).