Lot Essay
For further discussion of Mount Mehru and the four cosmic continents, see lot 388.
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PROPERTY OF A SWISS COLLECTOR
A thangka of Shakyamuni Buddha
TIBET, 17TH CENTURY
Details
A thangka of Shakyamuni Buddha
Tibet, 17th Century
With Shakyamuni Buddha seated at center, his hands in dharmachakramudra and dressed in a sanghati, backed by a nimbus and striped aureole, with various Buddhas and bodhisattvas set amidst pavilions and nature, with a representation of Mount Mehru and the Four Continents below
29 x 24 in. (73.7 x 61 cm.)
Tibet, 17th Century
With Shakyamuni Buddha seated at center, his hands in dharmachakramudra and dressed in a sanghati, backed by a nimbus and striped aureole, with various Buddhas and bodhisattvas set amidst pavilions and nature, with a representation of Mount Mehru and the Four Continents below
29 x 24 in. (73.7 x 61 cm.)
Provenance
Acquired in Bern, before 1990
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