(item no. 559)
 Tibet 1500 - 1599 Karma (Kagyu) Lineage 88.90x62.23cm (35x24.50in) Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton Collection of Rubin Museum of Art (acc.# F1997.39.2) 
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Tongwa Donden, the 6th Karmapa (1416-1453): with the hands held to the heart performing the mudra (gesture) of teaching and the head adorned with the black vajra crown. The deity Prajnaparamita, orange in colour, sits between the two lamas, with numerous buddhas above and lineage teachers below.
Jeff Watt 9-2000
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Biographical DetailsView other items in:
Thematic Set
Incarnation Lineage: Gyalwa Karmapa
Collection of Rubin Museum of Art: Painting Gallery III
Painting Set: Karma Kagyu Lineage (Two Figures)
Teacher: Karmapa Tongwa Donden, 6th
1500 - 1599 (16th Century)
Teachers: Two Main Figures (Composition)
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