Page 10 - 2020 Sept 22 Himalayin and Indian Works of Art Sotheby's NYC Asia Week

9/2/2020 Indian, Himalayan & Southeast Asian Works of Art | Sotheby's

coming from the same set, of which the number of paintings in the entire set is still unknown. Two from this set are in the
collection of the Rubin Museum of Art.

The central figure here is identified as Rendawa Zhonnu Lodro (1349-1412), the 74th of the Lamrin Lineage teachers. An adept
teacher and practitioner, Rendawa traveled extensively in Ngari, Mangyul and Gungtang offering teachings. Through teaching, it is
believed that he revived the tradition of the Madhyamaka in Tibet. For more information on his life and work, see The Treasury of
Lives (https://treasuryoflives.org/).

For a more detailed description about the set, see Himalayan Art Resources, "Lamrin Lineage Teachers". A painting from this same
set depicting the Dalai Lama VIII, Jampal Gyatso sold at Sotheby's New York, March 2018, lot 970. Another from this set also sold
in these rooms, see Sotheby's New York, March 16, 2016, lot 738.

https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2020/indian-himalayan-southeast-asian-works-of-art?locale=en 10/115