Lot 14
A THANGKA OF A TSANGPA KARPO TIBET, 19TH CENTURY
4 June 2025, 16:00 BST
London, New Bond Street£1,500 - £2,000
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A THANGKA OF A TSANGPA KARPO
TIBET, 19TH CENTURY
Opaque watercolour and gold on cloth; with original silk mounts, veil, and dowel.
Himalayan Art Resources item no. 2801
Tsangpa Karpo is a Tibetan Buddhist deity acting in the mortal plane who, by the time this thangka was painted, had become particularly associated with protecting the Gelug tradition of Tibetan Buddhism led by the Dalai Lama incarnation lineage. For more information, see himalayanart.org/search/set.cfm?setID=2462.
image size approximately 64.2 x 41.9cm (25 x 16in)
Opaque watercolour and gold on cloth; with original silk mounts, veil, and dowel.
Himalayan Art Resources item no. 2801
Tsangpa Karpo is a Tibetan Buddhist deity acting in the mortal plane who, by the time this thangka was painted, had become particularly associated with protecting the Gelug tradition of Tibetan Buddhism led by the Dalai Lama incarnation lineage. For more information, see himalayanart.org/search/set.cfm?setID=2462.
image size approximately 64.2 x 41.9cm (25 x 16in)