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TIBET, 18TH CENTURY
Details
A mandala with a curved knife and skullcup
Tibet, 18th century
The implements at center of a lotiform motif with colored petals, surrounded by concentric circles of black, red and white against a multicolored square field with gates at each cardinal direction flanked by nude figures against a green scrolling field, all surrounded by concentric circles filled with lotus petals, charnel grounds and multicolored acanthus leaves, against a dark green and gold scrolling background
Opaque pigments and gold on panel
15¾ x 15¾ in. (40 x 40 cm.), image
Tibet, 18th century
The implements at center of a lotiform motif with colored petals, surrounded by concentric circles of black, red and white against a multicolored square field with gates at each cardinal direction flanked by nude figures against a green scrolling field, all surrounded by concentric circles filled with lotus petals, charnel grounds and multicolored acanthus leaves, against a dark green and gold scrolling background
Opaque pigments and gold on panel
15¾ x 15¾ in. (40 x 40 cm.), image
Provenance
Onno Janssens Collection, Netherlands, acquired in Amsterdam by 1994