Minneapolis Institute of Art
Thangka of Hierarchs of the Sakya Lineage, one of a pair
Tibet
- Date
- late 17th century
- Medium
- Stone-ground pigments and gold on sized linen
- Department
- Asian Art
- Institution
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
This finely preserved and colorful thangka is likely from a larger set that depicted important lamas (teachers) of the Sakya (“red hat”) lineage. In such portrayals, one or two lamas are usually represented as large figures in the center surrounded by smaller depictions of monks of lesser repute. Here, the two large figures are Ketsum Chenpo Namko Legpa and Palden Lama Dampa Sonam Gyaltsen. Tibetan artists adopted the Chinese tradition of depicting Buddhist holy men in a landscape setting. This practice reached its height in the 17th century, with blue-green hills, strange rock formations, and extravagant, colorful flowers suggesting a gemlike otherworld. Asia
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