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

Indian, Hi ma layan & Southeast Asian Works of Art
New York |22 Sep 2020 | 12:00 PM EDT

Lot 305

A THANGKA DEPI CTING TSONGKHAPA , TIBET, 18TH/19TH CENTUR Y
Estimate: 7,000 - 9,000 USD

PROPERTY FROM AN EAST COAST COLLECTION
A THANGKA DEPICTING TSONGKHAPA
TIBET, 18TH/19TH CENTURY

32 by 21 in. (81.3 by 53.3 cm)

the founder of the Gelukpa sect seated at center with hands in the dharmachakra mudra and dressed in a patchwork embroidered
robe, flanked on either side by his attributes of a flaming sword and manuscript pages, above sits Shakyamuni Buddha,
surrounding scenes show narratives from the life of Tsongkhapa, all set in a green and blue landscape

Himalayan Art Resources item no. 13720.

Provenance
Acquired 1970s

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