A Set of Ten Thangkas of Tsong Khapa

TIBET, 19TH CENTURY

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A Set of Ten Thangkas of Tsong Khapa
Tibet, 19th Century
The thangkas painted on silk brocades each with a central figure of Tsong Khapa in orange monastic robes surrounded by an aureole of variegated light rays depicting scenes from his life, all with inscriptions painted in gold
Each approximately: 47½ x 26½ in. (12.5 x 67.3 cm.) (10)

拍品專文

This particular set of thangkas relates to the various teachings and travels of Tsong Khapa (1357-1419). Scenes from his youth and early career include his debates and teaching of logic at the Aye Monastery and visits to Densatil, Gungthang, and Drikung monasteries(a-c). The detail highlights Tsong Khapa offering a mandala plate and receiving the Kalachakra initiation (c).
Later scenes depict Tsong Khapa's meeting with Nyingma monk Lodrag Khenchen as a visual allegory of Manjushri encountering Vajrapani (c) and the founding of Ganden Monastery in 1409 (h-i). The last thangka, painted with an elaborate palace complex shows Tsong Khapa entering Tushita Heaven upon his death ten years later (j).