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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE ENGLISH COLLECTION, SOLD BY ORDER OF THE EXECUTORS
A THANGKA DEPICTING BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI
TIBET, 18TH CENTURY
Details
A THANGKA DEPICTING BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI
TIBET, 18TH CENTURY
The Buddha is seated in dhyanasana on a multicolored lotus, his hands held before him in dharmachakra mudra. He wears saffron and red robes finely detailed in gilt, his peaceful face backed by a halo and surrounded by a throne of elephants and mythical beasts. Two attendants flank an offering table below with lamas floating above.
30 7/8 in. x 42 ¾ in. (78.5 cm x 108.5 cm.), mounted and framed
TIBET, 18TH CENTURY
The Buddha is seated in dhyanasana on a multicolored lotus, his hands held before him in dharmachakra mudra. He wears saffron and red robes finely detailed in gilt, his peaceful face backed by a halo and surrounded by a throne of elephants and mythical beasts. Two attendants flank an offering table below with lamas floating above.
30 7/8 in. x 42 ¾ in. (78.5 cm x 108.5 cm.), mounted and framed
Provenance
Private English collection, predominantly assembled in the UK in the 1970s and 1980s.
Brought to you by
Kate Hunt
Director, Head of Department