A THANGKA OF TSONGKHAPA

QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

Footnotes

Tsongkhapa appears enthroned at the center joined by his initial successors as the founder of the Gelug School. Yama Dhamaraja, who protects the institution, guards the painting's landscape below. Meanwhile, Green and White Taras join Shakyamuni among the clouds. Painted on very fine cloth, the size and stylistic features of this thangka indicate it was likely produced at Yonghegong monastery in Beijing. The highly detailed and abundant decoration in gold, encapsulated by heavy outlines, is characteristic of its production. So too are the multi-coloured clouds heightened with gold and contained within dark blue borders. Compare with examples published in Tang, Yonghegong Tangka Guibao, Beijing, 2000. The brilliant green and bright white palette suggests a 19th-century date.

Provenance
Compagnie de la Chine et des Indes, Paris
Private French Estate
Private European Collection


宗喀巴唐卡
清朝，十九世紀
布本設色。
喜馬拉雅藝術資源網2132號
47 X 34.5 釐米 (18 1/2 x 13 1/2英寸)

150,000-250,000港元

宗喀巴端坐於畫芯中央，兩旁為其繼承人賈曹傑及克主傑，格魯派之精神領袖。下方為護法神閻魔敵，上方有綠、白度母及釋迦牟尼佛，直立或趺坐乘雲。唐卡布質精細上乘，其尺寸大小、風格特徵，皆顯示其出自北京雍和宮之可能。該院製唐卡素以金汁繪畫細緻紋飾以及堅實勾線見稱。本唐卡之彩雲紋上以金線修飾，並施深藍彩闊筆勾勒輪廓，可見當中端倪。比照湯博文著錄中所示相關作品（參見雍和宮唐喀瑰寶, 北京，2000年）。此唐卡之翠綠、亮白色澤與十九世紀風格相乎。

来源
Compagnie de la Chine et des Indes，巴黎
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