A THANGKA DEPICTING KUNTU ZANGPO Tibet, Circa 15th Century
A THANGKA DEPICTING KUNTU ZANGPO Tibet, Circa 15th Century
the deity wearing just a loincloth, with hands in dhyana mudra, and seated in meditation on a lion throne, with halos behind, and a flowering vine to the sides, surrounded by the lamas and deities of the Drenpa Akar Gongdü lineage, and monks in the lower register wearing white elongated meditation caps, together with offerings and dancing laypersons
Himalayan Art Resources item no. 73118.
26 by 22 1/4 in. (66 by 56.5 cm)
Provenance:
Per Kvaerne, The Bon Religion of Tibet: The Iconography of a Living Tradition, London, 1995, pl. 12.
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A THANGKA DEPICTING KUNTU ZANGPO Tibet, Circa 15th Century
the deity wearing just a loincloth, with hands in dhyana mudra, and seated in meditation on a lion throne, with halos behind, and a flowering vine to the sides, surrounded by the lamas and deities of the Drenpa Akar Gongdü lineage, and monks in the lower register wearing white elongated meditation caps, together with offerings and dancing laypersons
Himalayan Art Resources item no. 73118.
26 by 22 1/4 in. (66 by 56.5 cm)
Provenance:
Per Kvaerne, The Bon Religion of Tibet: The Iconography of a Living Tradition, London, 1995, pl. 12.
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