AN EXTREMELY LARGE AND RARE PAINTED BANNER OF BUDDHA

TIBET, 17TH-18TH CENTURY

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AN EXTREMELY LARGE AND RARE PAINTED BANNER OF BUDDHA
TIBET, 17TH-18TH CENTURY
226 ½ in. x 101 ½ in. (575.1 cm. x 257.8 cm.)

Provenance

Offered at Sotheby’s New York, 22 September 2004, lot 57
Acquired from Mandala Gallery in the 2000's

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Lot Essay

The monumental size of this banner indicates that it was likely created specifically for religious celebrations. Consequently, encountering a painted thangka of such impressive size is exceedingly rare. Tsong Khapa and the bodhisattva Manjusri are both seated to the top left and right of the banner respectively, and the bodhisattvas Avalokitesvara and Vajrapani are depicted standing flanked on both sides of the throne.

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