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Tibetan thangka Geluk Order lama 19th C. browse these categories for related items... All Items: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Indian Subcontinent: Himalayas: Pre 1900: item # 898966 Please refer to our stock # 24957 when inquiring.
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The central figure in this thangka bears a striking similarity of one identified as the fourth Panchen Lama, Lobsang Tenpay Nyima (1782-1853) [Rhie and Thurman, “The Sacred Art of Tibet”, page 275-275]. In both thangkas the focus is on the lama wearing the characteristic yellow hat of the Geluk Order dressed in several layers of clothing with his right hand in the teaching gesture (vitarkamudra) and cradling a manuscript in his left hand. He sits on an elaborate throne chair with dragon handles sheltered by a flowering tree. To his left is a stupa and to his right is the handle of a sword. Three different protector figures all mounted on horseback are arranged at the bottom of the scene while at the top are both wrathful and peaceful figures significant to the Geluk Order. On the left side is the fierce blue figure of Vajrabhairava with his consort, Vetali. In the center is Amitabha, the red Buddha and spiritual father of the Geluk Order. On the right are two historic incarnates of Amitabha, probably Tsongkhapa and another historic Geluk lama. The lower of these two is flanked by Manjustri and a blue protector. The thangka is mounted on cardboard with a tattered silk mat. It was undoubtedly once framed. The board measures 23 x 32 inches. The painting is 17 x 27 inches. It dates from the second half of the nineteenth century. |
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