Fifth Panchen Lobzang Yeshe (1663–1737), one of thirteen thangkas copied from Nartang xylographic designs
- Location
 - Tibet
 - Date
 - 19th century
 - Material
 - ground mineral pigment on cotton
 - Dimensions
 - dimensions vary, painted area of central thangka (Sixth Panchen) 26-7/8 × 16¼ in. (68.3 × 41.2 cm)
 - Collection
 American Museum of Natural History, New York; cat. nos. 70.2/1216–1228
- Photo Credit
 - Courtesy of the Division of Anthropology, American Museum of Natural History
 
Full set of Portraits
1: Fourth Panchen Lobzang Chokyi Gyeltsen (1567–1662), 2: [Second Panchen] Sonam Choklang (1439–1504), 3: Yungton Dorje Pel (1284–1365) 4: Go Lotsawa Khukpa Lhetse (11th century), 5: Bhaviveka (Lekden Je, ca. 500–ca. 578), 6: Subhuti (Rabjor), 7: Sixth Panchen Lobzang Pelden Yeshe (1738–1780), 8: Manjushriyashas (Jampel Drak), 9: Abhayakaragupta (Jigme Jungne Bapa, d. 1125), 10: Sakya Pandita Kunga Gyeltsen (1182–1251), 11: [First Panchen] Khedrubje Gelek Pelzang (1385–1438), 12: [Third Panchen] Wensapa Lobzang Dondrub (1505–1566), 13: Fifth Panchen Lobzang Yeshe (1663–1737)
Square brackets indicate retroactively applied titles. Design courtesy Wen-shing Chou
Related Essays & Themes
Project Himalayan ArtNartang Woodblock Prints and Their Painted Copies: Previous Lives of the Panchen Lamas
Nartang printing house, Tsang region, central Tibet; second quarter of 18th century (and a painted copy)
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