Tibet. Tsongkhapa wearing the yellow pandita cap with lappets, seated in the center in vajraparyankasana upon a white lotus throne, surrounded by a rainbow halo, the right hand raised in vitarka mudra grasping the end of a lotus stem, the left in the lap holding a vase filled with amrita, a small figure of Buddha Shakyamuni at the heart center.Provenance: Hungarian private collection.Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, creasing, little soiling, few small losses.Dimensions: Size incl. mounting 154.5 x 92.5 cm, Image size 71 x 51 cmWith a silk brocade frame, mounted as a hanging scroll with metal handles.The upper register and left and right center with a retinue of buddhas, celestial beings, mahasiddhas and lineage holders, at the lower register a retinue of dakinis, wrathful protectors including Panjarnata Mahakala, Yama Dharmaraja, Vajrabhairava, Shadbhuja Mahakala, White Mahakala, Shri Devi and Jambhala, together with the Guardians of the Four Directions and a host of nobles.The current work depicts the “Stages of the Path” Guru Puja (Tibetan: Lamrim Lama Chopa) Field of Accumulation visualization, with lama Tsongkhapa at center holding an image of Shakyamuni Buddha and a begging bowl, surrounded by lineage teachers, meditational deities and protectors. This painting is a liturgical composition representing the field of accumulation of credit, serving as a visual aid reminding the devotees of the hierarchical importance of the teacher, Buddha, religious texts, and tutelary deities within their religious tradition.Literature comparison: Compare with a related Refuge Field in the Rubin Museum of Art, New York, illustrated on Himalayan Art Resources item no. 556.Auction result comparison: Compare with a near-identical thangka at Sotheby's New York in The Richard R. & Magdalena Ernst Collection of Himalayan Art on 22 March 2018, lot 986, sold for USD 13,750.十九世紀格魯皈依境唐卡西藏。宗喀巴戴著黃色的潘達塔帽,身披袈裟,金剛座坐在白色蓮花座中央,后有光背,右手施摩達卡印持蓮花莖末端,左手捧著甘露瓶,心臟中心是一尊釋迦牟尼佛像。 來源:匈牙利私人收藏 品相:狀況極佳,磨損小,摺痕,輕微污漬,小缺損。 尺寸:縂154.5 x 92.5 厘米, 畫面71 x 51 厘米 絲絹裝裱,挂軸,金屬柄。 拍賣結果比較:一件幾乎一模一樣的唐卡見紐約蘇富比The Richard R. & Magdalena Ernst Collection of Himalayan Art 拍場2018年3月 22日 lot 986, 售價USD 13,750.