ID 432421 
Lot 120  | AN IMPORTANT THANGKA DEPICTING FOUR HIERARCHS OF THE NGOR LA...
Estimate value
£ 50 000 – 80 000 
CENTRAL TIBET, FIRST HALF OF 16TH CENTURY
The painting depicts four lamas seated in two registers on lotus thrones, their red robes finely detailed in gilt. The Tibetan inscription in gilt running along the bottom identifies these four eminent figures as the second, third, fourth and sixth abbots of Ngor Monastery. The deities floating between registers are identified as Achala, Manjushri and Vajravidarana.
The panel, 29 ½ in. x 25 in. (75 cm. x 63.5 cm.)
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