A THANGKA DEPICTING TSONGKHAPA, TIBET, 19th ct., 67 x 41 cm, in brocade mounting. Tsongkhapa is seated in vajrasana on a lotus base placed on a throne amidst cloud formations, both hands holding stems of lotuses flowering along the upper shoulders supporting sword and manuscript, wearing monastic garment, flanked by his students, the upper register with Maitreya seated in European fashion on a throne and holding stems of lotuses one supporting the kundika, placed in a pavilion, pair of medallions below with Amitabha and Syamatara, the lower section with a monk making offerings and flanked by Mahakala - Provenance: Former European private collection, assembled prior to 1990 - Wear, traces of age.