A PAINTED THANGKA OF SHAKYA SENGE, Himalaya, 18th/19th century

h cm 56 x l cm 35

Depicting Shakya Senge, one of the Eight Manifestations of Guru Rinpoche (Padmasambhava), portrayed as a shaved-headed monk wearing traditional red and orange monastic robes, seated among the clouds. Around him are arranged various figures from the Buddhist tradition: a Buddha in meditation at the upper centre, a Dakini among the clouds, two spiritual masters in prayer and a wrathful protective deity (Dharmapala), surrounded by stylised flames. The composition unfolds harmoniously within a mountainous, floral landscape, following an iconographic hierarchy that brings together figures of enlightenment, devotion and protection.

18/19世纪  藏传佛教上师唐卡