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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE ENGLISH COLLECTION, SOLD BY ORDER OF THE
EXECUTORS
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A THANGKA DEPICTING TSONGKHAPA
16TH CENTURY
Tsongkhapa is depicted in the centre seated in dhyanasana on a lotus throne Tsongkapa, Lobsang Drapa (1357-1419), was the founder of the Gelugpa
with a rectangular base, both hands held before him in dharmachakra mudra School of Tibetan Buddhism. In 1409 he established the Ganden Monastery
and each holding a lotus stem, one supporting a sword and the other a book. in Lhasa which became the principal seat of the school. The reverse of the
The deity wears a yellow pandita hat and the heavy, red and brown patchwork
thangka bears an image of a stupa and large, repeated inscriptions of the
robes of a monk, detailed in gilt at the hems with flowers. Tsongkhapa
consecration mantra om ah hum, imbuing the body, speech and mind of the
is flanked by four lamas and various multi-armed deities and is further
Buddha. The letters at the top of the stupa are abraded but appear to praise
surrounded by a border of seated lamas centred with a Buddha, and wrathful
Tsongkhapa.
deities.
The panel, 32º in. x 22º in. (82 cm. x 56.5 cm.)
英國私人珍藏, 由遺產執行人委託拍賣
£15,000-25,000 US$20,000-32,000
€17,000-27,000 十六世紀 宗喀巴唐卡
PROVENANCE: 來源:
Sotheby's London, 22 November 1987, lot 167. 倫敦蘇富比,1987年11月22日, 拍品167號
Property from a Private English Collection, predominantly assembled in the 英國私人珍藏, 大多數於1970年代至1980年代購入
1970s and 1980s.
Himalayan Art Resources, item no. 24640.

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