Tsongkhapa

A very early -- possibly the earliest known -- portrait of Tsongkhapa narrating his life story.

Source:

Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art, Gift of the Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation
Life Story of Tsongkhapa (1357-1419)
Tibet; 15th century
Pigments on cloth, 56 3/4 x 45 7/8 x 2 1/4 in. (144.1 x 116.5 x 5.7 cm)
F1996.5.1

Depicted in this piece:

  • Duldzin Drakpa Gyeltsen
  • Gyeltsabje Darma Rinchen
  • The Fourth Karmapa, Rolpai Dorje
  • Tsongkhapa