Lot Essay
See P. Pal, Tibet: Tradition and Change, p. 135, for an illustration of the embroidered coverlet.
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TIBET, CIRCA 17TH/18TH CENTURY
Details
A Thangka of Shri Devi
Tibet, circa 17th/18th Century
The fierce blue goddess seated on her mule striding over a sea of blood and engulfed within a fiery aureole, surrounded by numerous retinue deities including her attendant Makaravaktra Dakini; the top section depicting three red-hatted Sakya monks including Ngagchang Chenpo Kunga Rinchen (1517-85) in a distinctive hat at top left, surrounded by five forms of Yama Dharmaraja; the reverse with line drawing of a stupa in silver bearing the inscription: Homage to the stupa symbolizing the great miracles [of Sravasti]; the thangka framed within silk brocades, with intact silk veils and black outer cover embroidered with a jeweled apron
21¾ x 14 3/8 in. (55 x 36.5 cm.)
Tibet, circa 17th/18th Century
The fierce blue goddess seated on her mule striding over a sea of blood and engulfed within a fiery aureole, surrounded by numerous retinue deities including her attendant Makaravaktra Dakini; the top section depicting three red-hatted Sakya monks including Ngagchang Chenpo Kunga Rinchen (1517-85) in a distinctive hat at top left, surrounded by five forms of Yama Dharmaraja; the reverse with line drawing of a stupa in silver bearing the inscription: Homage to the stupa symbolizing the great miracles [of Sravasti]; the thangka framed within silk brocades, with intact silk veils and black outer cover embroidered with a jeweled apron
21¾ x 14 3/8 in. (55 x 36.5 cm.)
Provenance
Dr. Wesley Halpert and Mrs. Carolyn Halpert
Literature
D. Weldon and J. Casey, Faces of Tibet: The Wesley and Carolyn Halpert Collection, 2003, cat. no. 52.
P. Pal, Tibet: Tradition and Change, 1997, p. 135, pl. 67.
P. Pal, Tibet: Tradition and Change, 1997, p. 135, pl. 67.
Exhibited
New York, Carlton Rochell Ltd., Faces of Tibet: The Wesley and Carolyn Halpert Collection, March/April 2003.
Albuquerque, The Albuquerque Museum, Tibet: Tradition and Change, 1997/98.
Albuquerque, The Albuquerque Museum, Tibet: Tradition and Change, 1997/98.