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Object #     80.0/578
Object name     Thangka
Culture of Origin     Tibet
Materials     Border, Cloth, Paint
Techniques     Painted
Dimensions     H: 47.5 x 25.2 in, W: 27.5 x 18 in
Exhibit Label    

Lama Sachen Kunga Nyingmo 80.0/578 and Lama Dragpa Gyaltsen 80.0/579
This pair of paintings portrays two lama patriarchs of the Khon family lineage of the Sakya, or "red hat," sect of Tibetan Buddhism. Note the exquisite detail, painted gold-on-gold, in the figures of the two lamas' robes. Sachen Kunga Nyingpo (1092-1158) was the founder of the Khon lineage and third holder of the throne of Sakya.mmDragpa Gyaltsen (1147-1216) was the second son of Sachen, and the fifth holder of the throne of Sakya.

Source     Mr. Kenneth Heuer


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