Tibet, 18^th-19^th century. Distemper and gold on cloth. Seated on an elaborate jeweled throne, various offerings placed before him, the hands held in dharmachakra mudra, wearing flowing monastic robes, the head adorned with a black vajra hat, a symbol of the Karmapa Lamas, a green halo behind his head.

Provenance: The Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art. Swiss private collection, acquired from the above. The Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art is a museum with five locations in southwestern Pennsylvania, USA. It is headquartered at Saint Francis University in Loretto, where it was founded in 1976. The museum is a repository for several distinctive special collections such as the Charles M. Schwab Collection of Presentation Silver and Other Memorabilia, the Colleen Browning Collection, and the Rezk Collection of Tibetan and Nepalese art.
Published: Himalayan Art Resources, item no. 90506
Condition: Extensive wear, soiling, creasing, flaking to pigment, small tears and losses, minor touchups.

Dimensions: 56 x 40 cm

Dudul Dorje (1733–1797) was the thirteenth Gyalwa Karmapa, head of the Kagyu School of Tibetan Buddhism. He was born in Champa Drongsar and recognized by Gyaltsab Rinpoche at the age of four. He received an education in the monastery from the age of eight by both the Kagyu and the Nyingma schools. Dudul Dorje became head of the school at the age of 31. He was known for his great love for animals.

At the top center is Buddha Amitabha, on the left is Khasarpani Avalokiteshvara, and on the right is Padmasambhava. At the upper sides are two monastic figures attired with robes and red caps signifying a high position in the Kamtsangpa tradition. Below at the sides are similar figures, with the figure on the proper left wearing a lotus style hat of the Nyingma similar to those of the Shechen tradition. At the bottom center is the fierce protector, Black Cloak Mahakala, with one face and two hands holding upraised in the right a curved knife and a skullcup to the heart with the left, wearing flowing garments, surrounded by flames of pristine awareness. A skull cup is offered in front. On the right is the female wrathful protector, Shri Devi, with one face and four hands riding a mule. On the left is the worldly daemon, Oath Bound Blacksmith, with one face and two hands riding a brown goat. The background is sparse with rolling green hills and an open landscape extending to the fore.

Auction result comparison: Compare with a related thangka of Dudul Dorje at Christie’s New York in Indian and Southeast Asian Art on 22 March 2011, lot 330, sold for USD 16,250.

第十三世葛瑪巴敦都多傑唐卡 (1733-1797)
西藏，十八至十九世紀。布面金彩膠畫。敦都多傑坐於寶座上，面前的可見各種供品，雙手施説法印，僧袍綫條流暢飄揚，頭戴黑帽，象徵著黑帽係葛瑪巴，頭後是綠色光背。

來源：The Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art；瑞士私人收藏，購於上述美術館。The Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art是在美國西南賓夕法尼亞州擁有五個分館的美術館。 它的總部位於Loretto成立於1976年的聖弗朗西斯大學。該美術館收藏了幾個特殊藏品，例如Charles M. Schwab收藏銀器和其他紀念品收藏，Colleen Browning Collection收藏和Rezk的尼泊爾藝術品收藏。
圖片：Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art 內部
出版: Himalayan Art Resources, 展品編號90506
品相：大量磨損，污跡，起皺，顏料剝落，小水漬和缺損，輕微的修飾。

尺寸：56 x 40 厘米

拍賣結果比較：一件相近敦都多傑唐卡見紐約佳士得Indian and Southeast Asian Art 拍場2011年3月22日 lot 330, 售價USD 16,250.