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The 8th Tai Situ Lama
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Description
The 8th Tai Situ Panchen Chökyi Jungné (1700-1774) founded Palpung, the principal monastery of the Kagyu order in Eastern Tibet. A renowned Sanskrit grammarian and editor of the scriptures, he was also famous for his paintings, of which it was written: “These magical creations that dazzle the mind of the beholder can even today become the nectar for the eyes of ordinary folk.” The presence of deities of long life in this Karma Gadri style painting indicates that this portrait thangka was painted in the 8th Tai Situ’s lifetime.
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Details
- Associated place
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Asia › Tibet › east Tibet (place of creation)
- Date
- mid-18th century
- Associated people
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8th Tai Situ Panchen Chökyi Jungné (1700 - 1774) (subject)
- Material and technique
- gouache on cloth
- Dimensions
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111 x 55 cm approx. (height x width)
along handles 64 cm approx. (length)
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- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Presented by E. M. Scratton, 1991.
- Accession no.
- EA1991.184
Location
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- currently in research collection
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