Thanka of Hierachs of the Sakya Lineage, one of a pair, late 17th century, 31 1/2 x 22 1/2 in. ( x cm) (image), Stone ground pigments and gold on sized linen, Tibet, 17th century, These finely preserved and colorful thankas, possibly from a larger set, depict several monks of the Sakya ('red hat') lineage. Thanka paintings portraying the hierarchical lineage of Sakyapa monks were especially popular with monasteries of that sect. In such portrayals, one or two important personages of the lineage are usually represented as large figures in the center surrounded by smaller images

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