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SERIE DE NEUF THANGKAS REPRESENTANT BOUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI ET LES MAITRES SPIRITUELS
TIBET, FIN DU XIXEME SIECLE
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SERIE DE NEUF THANGKAS REPRESENTANT BOUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI ET LES MAITRES SPIRITUELS
TIBET, FIN DU XIXEME SIECLE
The central thangka depicts Buddha Shakyamuni seated in vajrasana on a lotus base placed on an elaborate throne with his right hand in bhumisparshamudra and the left resting on his lap. The other eight paintings each depict a spiritual master seated on a lotus base placed on a throne. They are all differently dressed and each displaying a mudra. Their names are inscribed in dBu.can script on the upper border of each thangka; in brocade mounting.
23 x 15 in. (58.5 x 38 cm.)
TIBET, FIN DU XIXEME SIECLE
The central thangka depicts Buddha Shakyamuni seated in vajrasana on a lotus base placed on an elaborate throne with his right hand in bhumisparshamudra and the left resting on his lap. The other eight paintings each depict a spiritual master seated on a lotus base placed on a throne. They are all differently dressed and each displaying a mudra. Their names are inscribed in dBu.can script on the upper border of each thangka; in brocade mounting.
23 x 15 in. (58.5 x 38 cm.)
Provenance
With F. Russek, Zurich, 2 August 1995.
Further details
A SERIES OF NINE THANGKAS DEPICTING BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI AND SPIRITUAL MASTERS
TIBET, LATE 19TH CENTURY
TIBET, LATE 19TH CENTURY
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