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(painting no. 2)

Collection: Shelley & Donald Rubin
Origin: Central Tibet
Date: 1600-1699
Size: 98x63cm (38.75x25in)
Lineage: Karma (Kagyu)


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A rare "Menri" style painting depicting scenes from the life of the 4th Sharmapa who lived in the 15th century.

A comprehensive analysis of this painting by David Jackson will be featured in the forthcoming catalog of 200 thangkas from the Rubin collections by Robert Thurman and Marilyn Rhie: "Worlds in Transformation: Tibetan Art of Wisdom and Compassion" to be published by Tibet House New York.

Moke Mokotoff 11-98


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