Lot Essay
Red-ground thangkas are called tsal thang in Tibetan. Dorje Setrap is a worldly protector common to the Sakya and Gelugpa traditions.
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A Red Ground Thangka of Dorje Setrap and His Retinue
TIBET, 19TH CENTURY
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A Red Ground Thangka of Dorje Setrap and His Retinue
Tibet, 19th Century
The armored protector seated astride his horse ensconced within a fiery aureole surrounded by five members of his retinue, depicting two Gelugpa lamas and one Sakya or Nyingma lama at top center and two yeti at bottom; framed
25 1/8 x 16 in. (63.7 x 40.6 cm.)
Tibet, 19th Century
The armored protector seated astride his horse ensconced within a fiery aureole surrounded by five members of his retinue, depicting two Gelugpa lamas and one Sakya or Nyingma lama at top center and two yeti at bottom; framed
25 1/8 x 16 in. (63.7 x 40.6 cm.)