Eastern Tibet, 19th century Distemper on cloth; in the clothes of a fully ordained lama and wearing a yellow Pandita hat, with his hands held before his torso in the gesture of teaching, whilst clasping the stems of two oversized lotuses respectively supporting a book and a sword, Je Rinpoche flanked by his two heart-sons, Gyaltsap Dharma Rinchen to the left and Kedrup Geleg Pal Zangpo to the right, all surmounted by lineage figures, with a smaller Tsongkhapa in Pandita form, the background dotted with significant scenes from Je Rinpoche's life, all finely captioned in gilt.60cm (23 5/8in) x 42cm (16 1/2in)