Lot Essay
A similar example is in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts collection.
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18TH CENTURY
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A TIBETAN THANGKA DEPICTING SUBHUTI PREACHING TO THE NAGAS AND GARUDAS
18TH CENTURY
Ink and colour on cloth, mounted on silk.
The deity, protector of the Nagas, is portrayed seated in lalisatana next to a river with tempestuous water, accompanied by divinities in the background and various mythical beasts in a landscape with trees, flowers and rocks, all beneath stylised clouds.
The painting 27.1/2 in. (69.8 cm.) high.; 16 in. (40.6 cm.) wide
18TH CENTURY
Ink and colour on cloth, mounted on silk.
The deity, protector of the Nagas, is portrayed seated in lalisatana next to a river with tempestuous water, accompanied by divinities in the background and various mythical beasts in a landscape with trees, flowers and rocks, all beneath stylised clouds.
The painting 27.1/2 in. (69.8 cm.) high.; 16 in. (40.6 cm.) wide