Lot Essay
For a closely related painting in the Collection of the Rubin Museum of Art, possibly from the same set, see Himalayan Art Resources, www.himalayanart.org, HAR no. 871.
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TIBET, 17TH CENTURY
Details
A thangka with four mandalas of the Nyingma and Drugpa Kagyu lineages
Tibet, 17th century
With Red Avalokiteshvara seated on a throne within a mandala at center, with additional mandalas in each corner with a deity at center, including clockwise from top left, Samantabhadra Buddha, Akshobhya Buddha, Mahakala, and Hayagriva, surrounded by additional Buddhist deities, donor figures, and auspicious symbols amidst a mountainous landscape
32 7/8 x 27 1/8 in. (83.5 x 68.8 cm.)
Tibet, 17th century
With Red Avalokiteshvara seated on a throne within a mandala at center, with additional mandalas in each corner with a deity at center, including clockwise from top left, Samantabhadra Buddha, Akshobhya Buddha, Mahakala, and Hayagriva, surrounded by additional Buddhist deities, donor figures, and auspicious symbols amidst a mountainous landscape
32 7/8 x 27 1/8 in. (83.5 x 68.8 cm.)
Provenance
Private collection, London, mid-1960s
Brought to you by
Hugo Weihe
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