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48 The Palace Museum, Beijing, houses a complete set, which has an
A THANGKA OF THE FIFTH DALAI LAMA identical composition to the present lot (Zangchuan Fojiao Tangka-
Tibet, circa 1800 Gugong Bowuyuan Cang Wenwu Zhenpin Quanji, Hong Kong, 2006,
Distemper on cloth with sparkling mica in the yellow; recto with pp.10-23, nos.7-19).
identifying Tibetan inscriptions in gold; verso with repeated Tibetan
‘ohm, ah, hum’ invocations behind the recto’s figures and a three line The great Fifth Dalai Lama Ngawang Lobsang Gyatso (1617-1682) is
prayer in black ink; mounted with original silk brocade with auspicious depicted with the Potala Palace he founded in Lhasa. In an alliance
Chinese motifs. with the Mongol emperors, he united Tibet’s provinces under his
Image: 28 1/2 x 18 1/8 in. (72.3 x 46 cm); centralized rule. He is accompanied in this painting by Narodakini,
With silks: 55 5/8 x 28 7/8 in. (141.2 x 73.4 cm) another Dalai Lama, and a vision of Avalokiteshvara in the top register.
$20,000 - 30,000 Brahmanarupa and a Mongol patron appear in the bottom corners.

西藏 約1800年 五世達賴喇嘛唐卡 Provenance
Private New England Collection, acquired 1970s

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