Description: THANGKA Tibet, 19th Century Painted in polychromy on fabric, the thangka depicting to the centre the figure of Thangtong Gyalpo (1385-1464) – an ascetic disciple of the Buddha, famous also as an engineer, an architect and an expert in the working of metal – surrounded by many deities and high priest of Tibetan Buddhism. 33.1 x 22.8 in.