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TIBET, 19TH CENTURY
Details
A painted wooden panel of a Mandala
Tibet, 19th century
The "HUM" symbol at center surrounded by concentric circles of deities, all within a multicolored square with a gate in each cardinal direction, further surrounded by concentric circles of lotus petals, charnel grounds, and multicolored acanthus leaves, all against a dark leafy background with a lotus bearing an auspicious symbol in each corner
Opaque pigments on textile adhered to panel
12¾ x 13 in. (32.5 x 33 cm.)
Tibet, 19th century
The "HUM" symbol at center surrounded by concentric circles of deities, all within a multicolored square with a gate in each cardinal direction, further surrounded by concentric circles of lotus petals, charnel grounds, and multicolored acanthus leaves, all against a dark leafy background with a lotus bearing an auspicious symbol in each corner
Opaque pigments on textile adhered to panel
12¾ x 13 in. (32.5 x 33 cm.)
Provenance
The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, Chicago, acquired before 1996
Literature
Pratapaditya Pal, A Collecting Odyssey: Indian, Himalayan and Southeast Asian Art from the James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, 1997, p. 158 and 319, cat. no. 209
Exhibited
On loan to Art Institute of Chicago since 1996
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