Description

Description: This luxuriously framed (gilded wood, velvet mat with gilded fillet, brass plaque) photograph is signed by the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso (b. 1935). The seemingly candid photograph shows His Holiness looking cheerfully at the camera and gesturing with his right hand.

Sight size: 9 1/4″ x 7 1/4″. Framed with an identifying plaque that reads: “Dalai Lama Head of the dominant Dge-lugs-pa (Yellow Hat) order of Tibetan Buddhists and, until 1959, both spiritual and temporal ruler of Tibet.” Overall: 24 3/4″ x 18 1/4″. Verso of frame has a certificate of authenticity from Vintage 429 that has the date and price of the previous sale of the autograph: April 3, 2008 for $1,300. Item #A01937

Jetsun Jamphel Ngawang Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso’s reign as the highest spiritual leader and head of Tibetan Buddhism began in 1940. During the 1959 Tibetan uprising, the Dalai Lama escaped to India, where he continues to live. On 29 April 1959, the Dalai Lama established the independent Tibetan government in exile in the north Indian hill station of Mussoorie, which then moved in May 1960 to Dharamshala, where he resides. He retired as political head in 2011 to make way for a democratic government, the Central Tibetan Administration. The Dalai Lama advocates for the welfare of Tibetans and since the early 1970s has called for the Middle Way Approach with China to peacefully resolve the issue of Tibet. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989.

Condition: Fine condition.