Dalai Lama Incarnation Painting Set
This incredibly rare and beautifully executed Seven Painting Set depicts the previous incarnations of Dalai Lamas along with the post 5th Dalai Lama incarnations up to and including the 9th Dalai Lama. The central, or first painting, depicts Ngagwang Lobzang Gyatso (1617-1682), the 5th Dalai Lama, with three paintings placed at either side. It is most probable, based on the last Dalai Lama depicted, that the paintings were done between 1810 and 1823 prior to the official selection and enthronement of the 10th Dalai Lama.