A CENTRAL TIBETAN THANG-KA DEPICTING THREE MAHASIDDHAS, the main one seated in rajalilasana, his left hand resting on the lotus, his right hand in bhumisparsamudra, wearing elaborate dhoti, scarf and crown, an aureol behind and a worshipper offering him a bowl in front, to his right another mahasiddha, seated on an animal skin on a cushion, both hands in dhyanamudra, wearing long cloak and white cap, flanked by the third mahasiddha, seated on a rectangular base, wearing similar dress and crown, each with a partly illegible inscription below, in an extensive landscape and a meditating monk at the upper border, the reverse with mantras in Vartula script, early 18th Century

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A CENTRAL TIBETAN THANG-KA DEPICTING THREE MAHASIDDHAS, the main one seated in rajalilasana, his left hand resting on the lotus, his right hand in bhumisparsamudra, wearing elaborate dhoti, scarf and crown, an aureol behind and a worshipper offering him a bowl in front, to his right another mahasiddha, seated on an animal skin on a cushion, both hands in dhyanamudra, wearing long cloak and white cap, flanked by the third mahasiddha, seated on a rectangular base, wearing similar dress and crown, each with a partly illegible inscription below, in an extensive landscape and a meditating monk at the upper border, the reverse with mantras in Vartula script, early 18th Century
77.5 x 52.1 cm (some minor damp damage, small cracks and minor wear)
Provenance
The Property of The Nature Conservancy acquired from the Estate of Dr. Walter N. Koelz, Waterloo, Michigan, U.S.A.

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