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49 Deriving from a Tatsag lineage set, the subject of this painting is
A THANGKA OF THE EIGHTH TATSAG the Eighth Tatsag Yeshe Lobzang Tenpai Gonpo (1760-1810),
Eastern Tibet, late 18th century appearing here with his teacher above him, the Eighth Dalai Lama
Distemper on cloth; two red pigment handprints verso; Jampal Gyatso (1758-1804). The two in fact imbue the thangka’s
recto and verso with identifying Tibetan inscriptions in gold. reverse with their handprints. In 1772, the Qianlong Emperor
Image: 26 1/4 x 17 in. (66.8 x 43.2 cm) (r.1735-1799) named him a ‘lama of the seal’ (tham gab la ma), the
$10,000 - 15,000 highest imperial designation given to Tibetan and Mongolian lamas.
西藏東部 十八世紀晚期 八世達察喇嘛唐卡 He is painted here with Chamdo Jampa Ling, the largest Gelugpa
monastery in Kham province, as well as Yama Darmaraja and
84 | BONHAMS Akshobhyavajra Guhyasamaja in the top and bottom right corners.
Provenance
Private English Collection, 1970s/80s-present
