TANGKA REPRÉSENTANT L'ATTENDANT DE PEHAR GYALPO (NECHUNG CHOGYAL) MONGOLIE, XIXE SIÈCLETANGKA REPRÉSENTANT L'ATTENDANT DE PEHAR GYALPO (NECHUNG CHOGYAL)MONGOLIE, XIXE SIÈCLE Himalayan Art Resources item no. 205095 Image: 72.5 x 52.5 cm (28 1/2 x 20 5/8 in.)A THANGKA OF PEHAR GYALPO'S ATTENDANT (NECHUNG CHOGYAL) MONGOLIA, 19TH CENTURY蒙古 十九世紀 白哈爾侍從唐卡Padmasambhava is flanked by two lamas in yellow pandita hats of the Gelugpa order with Hayagriva and Maitreya in the upper corners. The five aspects of Pehar Gyalpo surround the Nechung Chogyal while various monks and attendants occupy the landscape in the painting's midground. Pehar rose to prominence during the reign of the Fifth Dalai Lama, who elevated the deity's status from a Worldly Protector to that of principal protector deity within the Gelupa sect. In turn, Nechung Chogyal was recognised as the state's oracle. Thangkas that feature Nechung Chogyal in his peaceful human form are rare. A sculpture of this representation is preserved in the Potala Palace (HAR 9064) depicting his more common form with red skin (HAR 12547) with slight variations in his held attributes. Also, compare with early colored photograph of an Oracle in South-eastern Tibet in 1936 holding the same attributes (see Henss, Buddhist Ritual Art of Tibet: , Stuttgart, 2020, p. 219, no. 275.)Provenance:Ashencaen and Leonov, London, 2000s