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A THANGKA OF SHAKYAMUNI A DHARANI MANUSCRIPT: THE HEART SUTRA
Eastern Tibet, late 19th/20th century Tibet, 18th century
Distemper on silk; his left hand in vitarka mudra, his right varada mudra, Seven double-sided leaves inscribed in gold ink against black
surrounded by celestial attendants, monks, patrons, and mahasiddhas. background; opening sheet illustrated with nimbate Shakyamuni.
Image: 33 x 19 1/4 in. (83.9 x 48.9 cm); Folios: 3 x 9 1/2 in. (7.1 X 24.2 cm)
With silks: 53 1/2 x 27 1/4 in. (135.9 x 69.2 cm) $2,000 - 3,000
$800 - 1,200
西藏 十八世紀 陀羅尼經手稿: 心經
西藏東部 十九世紀晚期／二十世紀 釋迦牟尼唐卡
The Heart Sutra, extracted from the Prajnaparamita Sutra, is one of
From a set depicting the life story of Shakyamuni, the style conforms the most important devotional texts in Mahayana Buddhism.
to Drugpa Kagyu aesthetics from the Khampa Gar region of Lhatog,
Kham. Compare to two related thangkas: www.himalayanart.org/ Referenced
items/30013 & www.himalayanart.org/items/61232. HAR - himalayanart.org/items/33048
Referenced Provenance
HAR - himalayanart.org/items/31516 Christie’s, New York, 19 September 2002, lot 216
Private Wisconsin Collection
Provenance
Collection of Lobsang P. Lhalungpa (1926-2008)
Acquired either in Tibet before 1947 or India before 1971
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