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A THANGKA OF MANJUSHRI Berkeley Galleries were London dealers in early and non-Western art. It
18th century was founded in 1942 by William F.C.Ohly, and owned after his death in
Distemper on cloth, framed and glazed. 1955 by his son Ernest Ohly who closed it in 1977.
The painting, 67cm (26 2/8in) high x 53cm (20 7/8in) wide.
Depicting the central deity seated in dhyanasana on a double-lotus
£5,000 - 8,000 pedestal, the hands held in dharmachakra mudra flanked by two lotus
CNY39,000 - 63,000 stalks with the blooms bearing a sword and a book, wearing a foliate
tiara fronting a tall top-knot, adorned with elaborate jewellery inlaid
十八世紀 文殊菩薩唐卡 with semi-precious stones, surrounded by various manifestations of
Shakyamuni Buddha, each surrounded by monks, all set in a luxuriant
landscape defined by blossoming flowers, trees and jagged rocks.
Provenance: Berkeley Galleries (Label)
來源：Berkeley Galleries（標籤）
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