Mahasiddha with Snake and Skull Cup, c. 1350

Portrait of Jnanatapa surrounded by lamas and mahasiddhas. Eastern Tibet, Kham, Riwoche monastery. Distemper on cloth, 27 x 21 1/2 in. (68.6 x 54.6 cm). Surrounding the central figure are the progenitors and abbots of Taklung Monastery, of which Riwoche was an offshoot. The two latest historical figures, second from the top on both sides and identified by inscription, are (left) Onpo Lama Rinpoche (1251–1296), who briefly served as the abbot of Taklung and was the founder of Riwoche, and (right) his young disciple, Choku Orgyan Gonpo (1293–1366), who became second abbot of Riwoche.