Item: Teacher (Lama) - Ngorchen Kunga Zangpo
བླ་མ།
喇嘛
(item no. 945)
| Origin Location | Tibet |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1500 - 1599 |
| Lineages | Sakya and Ngor (Sakya) |
| Size | 87.63x55.88cm (34.50x22in) |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton |
| Collection | Rubin Museum of Art |
| Catalogue # | acc.# P2000.5.1 |
Notes about the Central Figure
Ngorchen Kunga Zangpo (1382-1456): the founder of the Ngor Branch of the Sakya School, surrounded by lineage teachers, along with two principal students.
Biographical DetailsJeff Watt 9-2003
Subject: Margapala Lineage Paintings (Sakya)
Tradition: Sakya Teachers
Collection of Rubin Museum of Art: Painting Gallery 9
Teacher Portraits: Multiple Main Figures
Subject: Conservation & Restoration, Sakya Lama Set
Teacher: Ngorchen Kunga Zangpo
Subject: Margapala Sets (three figures)
Painting Set: Margapala [8]
Collection of RMA: Ngor Style Paintings
Subject: Ngor Tradition (Teachers)
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