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A MANdAlA THANkgA 19th century
Himalayan, 20th century Comprising: five paintings of individual courtly figures and three
Distemper on cloth, the central roundel enclosing a seven-headed of pairs of standing figures, various sizes, largest image 22.2cm x
deity and consort in tantric pose surrounded by further haloed figures, 14.6cm; and a small scroll painting of ladies in a garden pavilion, ink
four smaller roundels enclosing same tantric pair at each corner, and colour on silk.
spaced by lamas and buddhas on clouds against a background of Image 34cm x 14.2cm, and mounted on brocade. (9).
waves and rocks, mounted on silk.
Image 76cm x 58cm £200 - 300
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A THANgkA OF AMITABHA BuddHA
283 Tibet, 18th/19th century
cARP AMIdST weedS Depicting the red Amitayus in the centre within the Pure Land, seated
Chien-Ying Chang (1909-2003) in dhyanasana on a lotus throne, both hands holding an alms bowl,
Ink and pigment on paper, depicting a school of carp swimming surrounded by the Bodhisattvas, Tibetan teachers and monks,
amongst aquatic weeds and fallen blossom. distemper on cloth.
39cm x 38.5cm, and framed and glazed Image 66cm x 43.5cm, and mounted on brocade
£500 - 700 £800 - 1,200
Provenance
Gifted to the vendor’s father by Heinrich Harrer (1912-2006), and
thence by descent.

Harrer was an Austrian mountaineer, sportsman, geographer, and
author. He is best known for his autobiographical book Seven Years in
Tibet, 1952, which describes his experience as a salaried government
official in Tibet during the years of World War II.

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