Teacher (Lama) - Tsultrim Tanpai Gyaltsen
(item no. 90022)

Tibet

1900 - 1959

Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton

Collection of Rubin Museum of Art


 


Tsultrim Tanpai Gyaltsen (20th century): wearing a red scholar's hat and the robes of a monk. He was a principal student of Shardza Tashi Gyaltsen (1859-1935) and belonged to the New Bon Tradition (Bon Sarma).

The right hand holds the stem of a lotus blossoming over the right shoulder supporting a wisdom sword. The left hand placed in the lap holds the stem of a lotus rising upward over the left shoulder and supporting a folio book.

At the top center is Kunzang, naked in appearance, golden in colour with Pema Jungne directly below. Walse Ngampa stands to the right side. Various deities, lamas and protectors fill the background and foreground.

Jeff Watt 10-2000


View other items in:
Thematic Set
Bon Teachers: Painting & Sculpture
Bon Artworks (All)
1800 - 1899 (19th Century) Part III
Collection of Rubin Museum of Art: Painting Gallery IV
Collection of Rubin Museum of Art: Bon Artworks



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