A Thangka of Tsongkhapa
A Thangka of Tsongkhapa

TIBET, 18TH/19TH CENTURY

細節
A Thangka of Tsongkhapa
TIBET, 18TH/19TH CENTURY
Seated in dhyanasana on a lotus base set in a bank of clouds with his hands in dharmachakramudra, clad in heavy robes and flanked by lotus blossoms at the shoulder supporting the sword and book, the face with serene expression surmounted by a pointed cap and backed by a nimbus, with Ushnishavijaya, Amitayus and White Tara in the clouds above and Jambhala, Vaishravana and a donor figures amid treasures in the mountainous landscape below
24 ½ x 16 ¾ in. (62.2 x 42.5 cm.)
來源
Acquired from Christie's New York, 19 March 2013, lot 395
出版
Himalayan Art Resources (himalayanart.org), item no.90

拍品專文

Lama Tsongkapa (1357-1419) was the founder of the Gelugpa School of Tibetan Buddhism. In 1409 he established the Ganden Monastery in Lhasa which became the principal seat of the school. He is depicted here in his most recognized form wearing a yellow pandita hat and the orange patchwork robes of a fully ordained monk. His hands are held in front of his heart in the dharma teaching mudra, delicately holding the stems of two blue utpala flowers blossoming over his shoulders. The right blossom supports a wisdom sword and at the left a book. Floating on a cloud formation, he sits with his legs folded in vajra posture atop a moon disc and multi-colored lotus throne backed by a blue and orange spheres of light.
Compare with another painting of Tsongkhapa floating on a cloud formation in the Van der Wee collection of Himalayan paintings (15 March 2016, lot 102).

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