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A thangka of Padmasambhava
TIBET, CIRCA 1800
Details
A thangka of Padmasambhava
Tibet, circa 1800
Seated upon cushions over a throne, his hands in varada- and dhyanamudras, dressed in diaphanous orange, white, and red robes, his face with benevolent expression surmounted by a lotus cap, an altar of offerings before him and backed by a nimbus and aureola, flanked by two lotus blossoms supporting a book, sword, and ghanta, with a patrons' procession in the foreground and surrounded by various Buddhas, monks and deities
86½ x 70 7/8 in. (220 x 180 cm.)
Tibet, circa 1800
Seated upon cushions over a throne, his hands in varada- and dhyanamudras, dressed in diaphanous orange, white, and red robes, his face with benevolent expression surmounted by a lotus cap, an altar of offerings before him and backed by a nimbus and aureola, flanked by two lotus blossoms supporting a book, sword, and ghanta, with a patrons' procession in the foreground and surrounded by various Buddhas, monks and deities
86½ x 70 7/8 in. (220 x 180 cm.)
Provenance
Collection of Erich Graef, 1959
Sale room notice
Please note this is a thangka of an Important Master of the Shakya lineage, rather than Padmasambhava
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