Lot Essay
A number of similar paintings in the Palace Museum, Beijing, are published. Compare two examples very closely related in style to the present lot both dated to the forty-fifth year of Qianlong (1780 A.D.), the first a portrait of White Manjusri, the Bodhisattva of Wisdom; and another a portrait of Vajrabhairava, illustrated in Cultural Relics of Tibetan Buddhism Collected in the Qing Palace, figs. 17 and 24 respectively.
(US$180,000-200,000)
This set of paintings will be offered as a single group, subject to one overall reserve price. If the group's reserve price is not reached, the lots will be offered separately and subject to individual reserves and estimates (see following pages).
Lot 780A
Portrait of the Fourth Panchen Lama (1782-1853 A.D.), seated on an elaborate dragon throne below the Amitabha framed within a circular aureole and above the protector Tseumar who rides a war horse, Palden Lhamo and a Brahama Deity. The Tibetan inscription g'fsobo on the reverse may be translated as 'The Main One' to indicate its central position placed within a temple. This would have been the central portrait around which other portraits were arranged in their order of precedence. This tangka is consecrated on the reverse with an impression of a hand.
24 1/2 x 14 in. (62.2 x 35.6 cm.)
Estimate: HK$200,000-250,000
(US$26,000-32,000)
Lot 780B
The painting of King Yashas adorned with an elaborate crown seated beside his consort and before his subjects, accompanied by Kalachakra on the top left. The inscription on the reverse indicates this painting should be placed 'first from (or on) the left'.
24 2/3 x 14 in. (63 x 35.6 cm.)
Estimate: HK$150,000-200,000
(US$20,000-26,000)
LOT 780C
The painting of a high lama, seated below Dombipa who rides a tiger skin, and bottom right with Jambhala. The reverse with the inscription 'sixth from (or on) the right'.
24 1/2 x 14 (62.2 x 35.6 cm.)
Estimate: HK$150,000-200,000
(US$20,000-26,000)
Lot 780D
Painting of Go, the famous 11th century Sanskrit translator who became the disciple of Atisha, seated above his scribes. The top right with Vajrahara. The reverse inscription may be translated as 'nineth from (or on) the right'.
24 1/2 x 15 in. (62.2 x 38.1 cm.)
Estimate: HK$150,000-200,000
(US$20,000-26,000)
Lot 780E
This is possibly a painting of Sonam Chok Lang, seated above Palden Lhamo on bottom right. The inscription may be translated as ' eighth from (or on) the right'.
24 1/2 x 14 in. (62.2 x 35.6 cm.)
Estimate: HK$150,000-200,000
(US$20,000-26,000)
LOT 780F
This is a painting of Subhuti, the disciple of Sakyamuni, holding a staff and seated beside a sea above the Four Guardian Kings. The reverse inscription may be translated as 'first from the right'.
25 x 14 in. (63.5 x 35.6 cm.)
Estimate: HK$150,000-200,000
(US$20,000-26,000)
LOT 780G
Painting of Kedrup Jey (1385-1438), the pupil of Tsong Khapa offering a stupa, seated above a six-armed Mahakala on the bottom left; Yamantaka on the top right and Samantabhadra Bodhisattva riding upon an elephant on the top left. The reverse inscription may be translated as 'seventh from 'or on' left'.
24.5 x 14 in. (62.2 x 35.6 cm.)
This painting is a depiction of Kedrup Jey's vision of the Tsong Khapa's reincarnation as the Samantabhadra Bodhisattva.
Estimate: HK$150,000-200,000
(US$20,000-26,000)
LOT 780H
Painting of a Mahasiddha, seated above Vajradhara on the top right and a four-armed Mahakala on the bottom right. The reverse inscription may be translated as 'third from (or on) right'.
25 x 14 in. (63.5 x 35.6 cm.)
Estimate: HK$150,000-200,000
(US$20,000-26,000)
LOT 780I
Possibly a painting of Ghantapada with his consort flying away into the sky above a pair of Citipati, a pair of skeletons dancing in naked unity and joyous freedom; the top left with a Samvara and the top right, Mahasiddha. The reverse inscription may be translated as 'second from (or on) left'.
25 x 14 1/2 in. (63.5 x 36.8 cm.)
Estimate: HK$150,000-200,000
(US$20,000-26,000)
(US$180,000-200,000)
This set of paintings will be offered as a single group, subject to one overall reserve price. If the group's reserve price is not reached, the lots will be offered separately and subject to individual reserves and estimates (see following pages).
Lot 780A
Portrait of the Fourth Panchen Lama (1782-1853 A.D.), seated on an elaborate dragon throne below the Amitabha framed within a circular aureole and above the protector Tseumar who rides a war horse, Palden Lhamo and a Brahama Deity. The Tibetan inscription g'fsobo on the reverse may be translated as 'The Main One' to indicate its central position placed within a temple. This would have been the central portrait around which other portraits were arranged in their order of precedence. This tangka is consecrated on the reverse with an impression of a hand.
24 1/2 x 14 in. (62.2 x 35.6 cm.)
Estimate: HK$200,000-250,000
(US$26,000-32,000)
Lot 780B
The painting of King Yashas adorned with an elaborate crown seated beside his consort and before his subjects, accompanied by Kalachakra on the top left. The inscription on the reverse indicates this painting should be placed 'first from (or on) the left'.
24 2/3 x 14 in. (63 x 35.6 cm.)
Estimate: HK$150,000-200,000
(US$20,000-26,000)
LOT 780C
The painting of a high lama, seated below Dombipa who rides a tiger skin, and bottom right with Jambhala. The reverse with the inscription 'sixth from (or on) the right'.
24 1/2 x 14 (62.2 x 35.6 cm.)
Estimate: HK$150,000-200,000
(US$20,000-26,000)
Lot 780D
Painting of Go, the famous 11th century Sanskrit translator who became the disciple of Atisha, seated above his scribes. The top right with Vajrahara. The reverse inscription may be translated as 'nineth from (or on) the right'.
24 1/2 x 15 in. (62.2 x 38.1 cm.)
Estimate: HK$150,000-200,000
(US$20,000-26,000)
Lot 780E
This is possibly a painting of Sonam Chok Lang, seated above Palden Lhamo on bottom right. The inscription may be translated as ' eighth from (or on) the right'.
24 1/2 x 14 in. (62.2 x 35.6 cm.)
Estimate: HK$150,000-200,000
(US$20,000-26,000)
LOT 780F
This is a painting of Subhuti, the disciple of Sakyamuni, holding a staff and seated beside a sea above the Four Guardian Kings. The reverse inscription may be translated as 'first from the right'.
25 x 14 in. (63.5 x 35.6 cm.)
Estimate: HK$150,000-200,000
(US$20,000-26,000)
LOT 780G
Painting of Kedrup Jey (1385-1438), the pupil of Tsong Khapa offering a stupa, seated above a six-armed Mahakala on the bottom left; Yamantaka on the top right and Samantabhadra Bodhisattva riding upon an elephant on the top left. The reverse inscription may be translated as 'seventh from 'or on' left'.
24.5 x 14 in. (62.2 x 35.6 cm.)
This painting is a depiction of Kedrup Jey's vision of the Tsong Khapa's reincarnation as the Samantabhadra Bodhisattva.
Estimate: HK$150,000-200,000
(US$20,000-26,000)
LOT 780H
Painting of a Mahasiddha, seated above Vajradhara on the top right and a four-armed Mahakala on the bottom right. The reverse inscription may be translated as 'third from (or on) right'.
25 x 14 in. (63.5 x 35.6 cm.)
Estimate: HK$150,000-200,000
(US$20,000-26,000)
LOT 780I
Possibly a painting of Ghantapada with his consort flying away into the sky above a pair of Citipati, a pair of skeletons dancing in naked unity and joyous freedom; the top left with a Samvara and the top right, Mahasiddha. The reverse inscription may be translated as 'second from (or on) left'.
25 x 14 1/2 in. (63.5 x 36.8 cm.)
Estimate: HK$150,000-200,000
(US$20,000-26,000)