Lot Essay
Likely this thangka is part of a set of 23 thangkas depicting the arhats and the Transcendental Buddhas.
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A Thangka of the Arhat Pantaka
TIBET, 19TH CENTURY
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A Thangka of the Arhat Pantaka
Tibet, 19th Century
The arhat in richly painted robes with gold floral designs seated on a Chinese hardwood throne surrounded by foliage and blooming lotuses with a mountain outcrop and waterfall at top right in the shape of a conch, attended by a monk at left corner; inscribed in a cartouche at bottom Homage to the Arhat/Worthy One Pantaka
36¾ x 23¾ in. (93.4 x 60.2 cm.)
Tibet, 19th Century
The arhat in richly painted robes with gold floral designs seated on a Chinese hardwood throne surrounded by foliage and blooming lotuses with a mountain outcrop and waterfall at top right in the shape of a conch, attended by a monk at left corner; inscribed in a cartouche at bottom Homage to the Arhat/Worthy One Pantaka
36¾ x 23¾ in. (93.4 x 60.2 cm.)