Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Teacher (Lama) - (unidentified, male, monastic)

བླ་མ། 喇嘛
(item no. 13105)
Origin Location Tibet
Date Range 1700 - 1799
Lineages Sakya, Ngor (Sakya) and Buddhist
Material Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection Private
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Person

Appearance: Monastic

Gender: Male

Interpretation / Description

Teacher (unidentified), belonging to the Ngor branch of the Sakya Tradition with lineage teachers above and protector deities below.

At the upper left is the meditational deity Shri Hevajra. At the upper right is the meditational deity Chakrasamvara.

At the bottom left corner of the composition is Brahmanarupa Mahakala, Panjarnata Mahakala and Shri Devi Dudsolma. On the right side is Black Jambhala, White Mahakala and Yellow Jambhala.

Jeff Watt 2-2016

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Collection: Sotheby's New York (Painting. March, 2016; Part II)
Teacher: Unidentified