
Mark Rasmussen
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The painting depicts a very unusual subject. Based on the style of composition it should properly belong to a set of paintings depicting important events in the life of Lobzang Tanpai Gyaltsen (1819-1871). Only two compositions of this subject are recorded on the HAR website and the full narrative and number of paintings in the set remain unknown. The other is in the Yale University Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, see HAR #3157 - http://www.himalayanart.org/image.cfm/31757.html.
The style of painting and color palette place the creation of the composition in the Eastern Tibetan region of Amdo. The manner of depicting the figures of the monk, Buddha and goddesses are in keeping with the Gelug Tradition of Tibetan Buddhism.
Published:
HAR #41004 - http://www.himalayanart.org/image.cfm/41004.html
Provenance:
Private Collection, Chicago