Lot Essay
The depiction of Pema Gyalpo represents Padmasambhava's five years spent as a royal prince in Oddiyana (northwestern Pakistan) after his adoption by King Indrabhuti
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EASTERN TIBET, 18TH CENTURY
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A Thangka of Guru Rinpoche as Pema Gyalpo
Eastern Tibet, 18th Century
The main figure holding a mirror and drum seated in lalitasana on an elaborate throne garbed in royal robes richly detailed with gold foliate and dragon patterns, his queen standing before him holding aloft a pitcher and surrounded by various ministers with offerings, a precious horse and elephant, and various jewels, all set within a palace ground with a smaller figure of Padmasambhava at top left in clouds and at bottom left seated within a cave, bearing inscriptions at bottom The Guru Vidyadhara - accomplisher of appearances - extracts
nectar from a rock and a four-line dedicatory inscription on reverse
26 3/8 x 17 5/8 in. (67 x 44.7 cm.)
Eastern Tibet, 18th Century
The main figure holding a mirror and drum seated in lalitasana on an elaborate throne garbed in royal robes richly detailed with gold foliate and dragon patterns, his queen standing before him holding aloft a pitcher and surrounded by various ministers with offerings, a precious horse and elephant, and various jewels, all set within a palace ground with a smaller figure of Padmasambhava at top left in clouds and at bottom left seated within a cave, bearing inscriptions at bottom The Guru Vidyadhara - accomplisher of appearances - extracts
nectar from a rock and a four-line dedicatory inscription on reverse
26 3/8 x 17 5/8 in. (67 x 44.7 cm.)
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