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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE PHILADELPHIA COLLECTION
A thangka of Chaturbhuja Avalokiteshvara
CENTRAL TIBET, MENRI STYLE, 19TH CENTURY
Details
A thangka of Chaturbhuja Avalokiteshvara
Central Tibet, Menri style, 19th century
The white-skinned deity seated on a lotus base over a stepped throne, holding a jewel, mala and lotus in his four hands, backed by a golden mandorla and red mandala with a bodhisattva on either side, Red Amitayus with Vajrasattva and White Tara above, and Manjushri, Padmasambhava and Vajrapani at bottom, all against an ornate palace in a tree-filled landscape
Opaque pigments and gold on textile
25¾ x 17½ in. (65.5 x 44.5 cm.)
Central Tibet, Menri style, 19th century
The white-skinned deity seated on a lotus base over a stepped throne, holding a jewel, mala and lotus in his four hands, backed by a golden mandorla and red mandala with a bodhisattva on either side, Red Amitayus with Vajrasattva and White Tara above, and Manjushri, Padmasambhava and Vajrapani at bottom, all against an ornate palace in a tree-filled landscape
Opaque pigments and gold on textile
25¾ x 17½ in. (65.5 x 44.5 cm.)
Provenance
Private Collection, Philadelphia, acquired 17 March 1967