VERTICAL THANGKA in ink, colour and gold highlights on cotton canvas, depicting the religious Tsongkhapa seated in vajrasana, holding a ghanta bell in his left hand and a damaru drum in his right, beneath a torana filled with flowers, animals and figures, surmounted by a red garuda figure. The figure, placed under the guardianship of Manjushri Arapacana at the top of the central axis, is surrounded by episodes from his life. Inscriptions in Tibetan. Nepal, circa 1900. A FRAMED VERTICAL THANGKA, INK AND COLOURS ON COTTON, NEPAL, CA. 1900. DIM. (VIEW) 98 X 64 CM (38 9/16 X 25 3/16 IN.)