
Mark Rasmussen
International Director
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西藏中部 十八世紀 宗喀巴唐卡
This finely painted thangka depicts Tsongkapa's descent from the Tushita heaven on a thin scrolling cloud band that expands to fully enshroud the primary figure. He is flanked by his two spiritual sons, Gyaltsabje and Khedrubje.
Above him are Avalokiteshvara Chaturbhuja with Marichi and Ekajati, and a central Shakyamuni. White and Green Tara flank the primary aureole. In the landscape below are Vaishravana, Shadbhuja Mahakala, and Yamadharmaraja. Compare with a closely related example of the same subject held in the Rubin Museum of Art (www.himalayanart.org/items/65799.
Referenced:
HAR - himalayanart.org/items/31521
Provenance:
Robert and Frida Huttenback Collection
Acquired in New Delhi, 1958
Private US Collection