Portrait of Dezhin Shegpa, the Fifth Karmapa

The figure is seated in a cross-legged position, wearing the characteristic red robes of a Tibetan Buddhist monastic and the distinctive black crown of the Karmapa lineage. He holds a small, rectangular offering or ritual object in his lap, his left hand resting on his knee. The composition is centered, featuring a pale, serene facial expression, with a vibrant green background and a light blue circular halo suggesting divine status or enlightenment.

Dezhin Shegpa was a major historical figure in the Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism and is famously recorded for his visit to the Yongle Emperor of the Ming dynasty in 1407. His lineage is central to the Mahamudra and Vajrayana traditions of Tibetan Buddhism.