
Mark Rasmussen
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西藏 十九世紀 格鲁派皈依境唐卡
One the most distinctive compositions within late Tibetan thangka painting, this work is a comprehensive summation of the Gelug teaching lineage as it originated from the primordial Buddha, Vajradhara (located in the heart of the central figure of Shakyamuni's chest), throughout the Gelug succession of hierarchs, and further expounded, embodied, or protected by its various deities.
Vajradhara appears again at the apex of the painting's sophisticated configuration, within a section that traces the Gelug's teachings to its roots in Buddhism's homeland of India. Direct comparison may be found between this painting and one in the Hahn Cultural Foundation, published in Kimiaki, Art of Thangka, Seoul, 2001, p.39, no.12.
Provenance
American Private Collection