Lot Essay
Hvashang is popularly depicted as the Chinese patron to the Sixteen Arhats, while Dhrtarashtra and Virudhaka are guardians of the eastern and western directions.
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TIBET, 19TH CENTURY
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Thangka of Hvashang and Two Lokapalas
Tibet, 19th Century
Seated on a brocade throne in rajalilasana holding a conch and mala, the foreground with the two lokapalas Dhrtarashtra and Virudhaka, all within a background of verdant hills watered by a river, mounted on brown, yellow and russet silks
31¾ x 20 in. (80.5 x 51 cm.)
Tibet, 19th Century
Seated on a brocade throne in rajalilasana holding a conch and mala, the foreground with the two lokapalas Dhrtarashtra and Virudhaka, all within a background of verdant hills watered by a river, mounted on brown, yellow and russet silks
31¾ x 20 in. (80.5 x 51 cm.)