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6 Lama Tsongkapa (1357-1419) was the founder of the Gelugpa School of
Tibetan Buddhism. In 1409 he established the Ganden Monastery in Lhasa
A THANGKA DEPICTING TSONGKHAPA which became the principal seat of the school. As seen in the current lot, he
18TH-19TH CENTURY is often depicted wearing a yellow pandita hat and the orange patchwork
robes of a fully ordained monk.
Tsongkhapa is depicted seated to the right-hand side beside various fgures of
Buddha, bodhisattvas, luohan and deities in tiered landscape scenes, with a 清十八/十九世紀 宗喀巴唐卡
temple to the lower left side.
44æ x 26æ in. (113.6 x 68 cm.), mounted on silk embroidered borders. 來源:歐洲私人珍藏
£12,000-15,000 $17,000-21,000
€16,000-19,000
PROVENANCE:
From the collection of a private European lady.
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