Large thangka, Tibet, 20th century Polychrome pigments on canvas. Of the Tsog Shing type (or "field of refuge", sometimes also erroneously called "tree of refuge"), it represents the accumulation of numerous deities, lamas and teaching masters. In the center is Lama Tsongkhapa, founder of the Gelug branch of Tibetan Buddhism, surrounded by numerous deities, lamas, teachers, Mahasiddhas, etc. In the middle left of the painting is Shakyamuni Buddha, while on the left is a green Tara. Numerous other figures from the Tibetan Buddhist pantheon adorn the surface of the thangka. 86 x 125.5 cm