Lot Essay
Tonpa Shenrab is the founder of the Bon religion. For another example of the same subject, see S. Karmay and J. Watt, Bon: The Magic Word, 2007, p. 33, fig. 19.
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TIBET, 18TH/19TH CENTURY
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A Thangka of Tonpa Shenrab
Tibet, 18th/19th century
Seated at center on a sun disk over a multicolored lotus, wearing gold and red robes and holding a begging bowl with a flower inside, the face framed by a green halo backed by a torana surrounded with clouds, set within a green landscape with narrative scenes annotated by Tibetan inscriptions written in gold
Opaque pigments and gold on textile
27¾ x 17¼ in. (70 x 44 cm.)
Tibet, 18th/19th century
Seated at center on a sun disk over a multicolored lotus, wearing gold and red robes and holding a begging bowl with a flower inside, the face framed by a green halo backed by a torana surrounded with clouds, set within a green landscape with narrative scenes annotated by Tibetan inscriptions written in gold
Opaque pigments and gold on textile
27¾ x 17¼ in. (70 x 44 cm.)