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MONGOLIA, CIRCA 1800
Details
A small painting of eleven-headed Avalokiteshvara
Mongolia, circa 1800
Standing on a lotus base at center with his principle hands held before his chest and the others radiating around him and holding various implements, dressed in multicolored robes and various sashes, the heads stacked in tiers, with Tsongkhapa seated at top center flanked by Gyaltsab and Khedrub and Shadbhuja Mahakala at bottom center flanked by Green Tara and White Tara, all set within a flowery landscape
9 7/8 x 7 3/8 in. (25.1 x 18.7 cm.), image
Mongolia, circa 1800
Standing on a lotus base at center with his principle hands held before his chest and the others radiating around him and holding various implements, dressed in multicolored robes and various sashes, the heads stacked in tiers, with Tsongkhapa seated at top center flanked by Gyaltsab and Khedrub and Shadbhuja Mahakala at bottom center flanked by Green Tara and White Tara, all set within a flowery landscape
9 7/8 x 7 3/8 in. (25.1 x 18.7 cm.), image
Provenance
Collection of Sven Hedin, Sweden
Collection of Nina Bushnell, Virginia
Private collection, United States, by 1998
Collection of Nina Bushnell, Virginia
Private collection, United States, by 1998
Literature
Himalayan Art Resources (himalayanart.org), item no. 30539
Exhibited
Journey to Tibet, Lotusland, Montecito, California, 26 July 1998
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