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The 8th Tai Situ Lamafront

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  • The 8th Tai Situ Lama (front, whole object)
  • The 8th Tai Situ Lama (front, with cover)
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The 8th Tai Situ Lama

  • 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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    Associated place
    east Tibet (place of creation)
    Date
    mid-18th century
    Associated people
    8th Tai Situ Panchen Chökyi Jungné (1700 - 1774) (subject)
    Material and technique
    gouache on cloth
    Dimensions
    111 x 55 cm approx. (height x width)
    along handles 64 cm approx. (length)
    Material index
    textile
    Technique index
    painted,
    painted,
    painted,
    painted
    Object type index
    textile,
    thang kha,
    thang kha,
    painting,
    thang kha,
    more
    No. of items
    1
    Credit line
    Presented by E. M. Scratton, 1991.
    Accession no.
    EA1991.184

Location

    • currently in research collection

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