IMPORTANT AND LARGE THANGKA OF THE TSOGSHIN OF THE GELUGPA SCHOOL.
Tibet. 1st third 20th c.

Colors and gold on fabric. Mounted with curtain and silks as hanging scroll. Fine side knobs of bronze with residue of gilding. With Tsongkhapa in the center the painting shows in traditional manner lamas; siddhas and the gods of the Gelugpa school grouped on a tree. The founder of the school is characterized by the sword and the book on lotus flowers at his shoulders. He holds an alms bowl and on his breast appears Shakyamuni in front of a mandorla. To the upper right; Amitabha in his palace in the Western Paradise; on the left Maitreya with Atisha and Tsongkhapa. At the bottom right is shown the donor; sitting in front of a table with sacrifices.

The unusually large thangka shows numerous figures in fine drawing. The dark blue shade of the sky was painted with precious lapis lazuli; many of the figures and details in gold leaf. Picture size 87;5 x 62;5cm. 154 x 106cm. Condition A/B.

Provenance:
-Collection Prof. Dr. Manfred Kulessa; Bonn. Acquired on a journey in the company of
Carl Friedrich von Weizs鋍ker 1969 in Dehli.Art trade; Van Ham.