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TIBET, 15TH CENTURY
Details
A carved, painted and gilt wood manuscript cover
Tibet, 15th century
Depicting the Five Tathagathas seated within elaborate aureoles supported by their various mounts, each attended by two smaller bodhisattvas and celestial musicians and carved against a scrollwork background surrounded by beaded, petal, and flaming borders; the reverse with concentric circles in black and yellow lines against a red ground; three sides gilt with one side carved and gilt depicting a Buddha amidst scrollwork and bearing the letter ka
9 x 28¾ in. (22.8 x 72.9 cm.)
Tibet, 15th century
Depicting the Five Tathagathas seated within elaborate aureoles supported by their various mounts, each attended by two smaller bodhisattvas and celestial musicians and carved against a scrollwork background surrounded by beaded, petal, and flaming borders; the reverse with concentric circles in black and yellow lines against a red ground; three sides gilt with one side carved and gilt depicting a Buddha amidst scrollwork and bearing the letter ka
9 x 28¾ in. (22.8 x 72.9 cm.)
Provenance
Private collection, California, by 1998
Private collection, New Jersey, acquired from Christies New York, 23 September 2004, lot 102
Private collection, New Jersey, acquired from Christies New York, 23 September 2004, lot 102
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