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An imaginary portrait of the Tibetan monk and scholar Go Lotsawa (1392–1481)

Tibetan

Artwork Details

An imaginary portrait of the Tibetan monk and scholar Go Lotsawa (1392–1481)
18th century - 19th century
Tibetan
ink on silk?
21 3/4 in. x 14 1/4 in. ( 55.2 cm x 36.2 cm )
Museum purchase for the Paul Leroy Grigaut Memorial Collection
1972/2.347

Description

Subject Matter:

Based on comparison with an embroidered portrait in the American Museum of Natural History, this image may be tenatively identified as a portrait of Go Lotsawa (1392–1481), a revered scholar and author of 'The Blue Annals,' a history of Tibetan Buddhism until his own time. Go Lotsawa is the larger figure seated on a lotus pedestal at the left of the painting; the other two figures have not yet been identified.

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