TIBETO-CHINESE, CIRCA 1800

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An Imperial thangka of Amitabha with the Eight Great Bodhisattvas
Tibeto-Chinese, circa 1800
Seated on a peacock throne with hands holding the begging bowl in his lap, flanked by the Bodhisattvas on either side, a table with ritual objects and monks in front and celestial musicians in front of golden architecture above, all enclosed in a rainbow circle, with further deities in the four corners and the 6th Panchen Lama at top with an inscription in gold beneath and an inscription on the reverse
24 3/8 x 15 7/8 in. (61.8 x 40.3 cm.)

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Lot Essay

The inscription beneath the lama at top reads, Jetsun Lobzang Thubten Chokyi Nyima la namo!, which is translated to "Homage to the Reverend Lobzang Thubten Chokyi Nyima." The inscription on the reverse states that this painting was used by the Omniscient Panchen Lama for one year while he was doing Buddhist foundational practices.

The painting is exceptionally finely executed with highlights in gold. Compare with a thangka of Amitabha in the Imperial Collection at Yonghegong, see Xu Baosin et al. (eds.), Beautiful Thangka Paintings in Yonghegong, vol. 1, 2002, p. 38.

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