Gorgeous Antique Buddhist Thanka Painting on Cloth faience Our man on the left

Our man on the left

of a manageable scale

and overall

and I'm not completely sure on the fourth one with the pink head

with the use of the "I" mark ended in 1929

Gorgeous Antique Buddhist Thanka Painting on Cloth faience Our man on the leftNot my expertise or typical thing, but I found find this antique Buddhist thanka painting stunningly gorgeous and completely full of delights, and so, of course! (I purchased it from a favorite shop in NH and know it came from a private collection rich in Southeast Asian treasures.) My guess from just a bit of research is that the central figure may be the first Dalai Lamai, Gendun Drub (b. 1391), though this is really a guess, and I'm sure many of