{"product_id":"19th-century-tibetan-thangka-je-tsongkhapa-gelugpa-lineage-masters-silk-brocade-scroll","title":"19th Century Tibetan Thangka: Je Tsongkhapa \u0026 Gelugpa Lineage Masters | Silk Brocade Scroll","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn authentic late-19th to early 20th-century Tibetan Thangka depicting Je Tsongkhapa (1357–1419), founder of the Gelug (Yellow Hat) school of Tibetan Buddhism, surrounded by lineage lamas and celestial figures.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCentrally seated in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003epadmasana\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (lotus position), Tsongkhapa is rendered wearing the traditional yellow pointed \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003epandita\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e hat and monastic robes. His hands display the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003edharmachakra mudra\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (wheel of teaching gesture), flanked by lotus blossoms blooming at shoulder height. The central composition is framed by detailed cloud scrolls and lotus thrones, with an upper register of Buddha figures\/lineage masters and a lower register featuring five Gelugpa lamas in meditative and teaching poses.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHand-painted in mineral pigments on cotton canvas and mounted in a traditional multi-colored silk brocade textile border.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eItem Details \u0026amp; Specifications\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Tibet \/ Sino-Tibetan Region\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePeriod:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Late Qing Dynasty \/ Early 20th Century (c. \u003ca href=\"tel:1890-1920\"\u003e1890–1920\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIconography:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Je Tsongkhapa \u0026amp; Gelugpa Lineage\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMedium:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Distemper \/ Mineral Pigments on Linen\/Cotton; Silk Brocade Mounting\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOverall Dimensions:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 42\" H x 30\" W\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Good antique condition with age-appropriate patina, light crease lines, minor pigment oxidation, and wear to the textile border consistent with age and devotional use.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"I Ching Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48106212753460,"sku":null,"price":795.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0763\/4242\/7700\/files\/DB614BD3-2222-45F8-A0CB-4309FA75FDAE.png?v=1786049666","url":"https:\/\/ichingantiques.com\/products\/19th-century-tibetan-thangka-je-tsongkhapa-gelugpa-lineage-masters-silk-brocade-scroll","provider":"I Ching Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}