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40 | Bonhams A thangka with Kagyupa hierarch and monastery
Tibet, 19th century
Distemper on cloth; the arhat seated wearing a pattern robe and red
cap, displaying the gesture of teaching, surrounded by disciples of his
abbot and various architectural and landscape vignettes of life scenes
identified by inscriptions.
Image: 34 x 22 in. (86.4 x 55.9 cm)
$5,000 - 7,000
Provenance:
Private Southwest Collection
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Two thangkas of Padmasambhava and Heruka
Tibet, 18th and 19th century respectively
Distemper on cloth; Padmasambhava surrounded by his seven other
aspects with Shakyamuni above; a Heruka in typical form embracing his
consort surrounded by a retinue of protector deities.
Padmasambhava: Image: 24 1/2 x 18 in. (62.2 x 45.8 cm); With silks:
35 3/4 x 24 1/2 in. (90.8 x 62.2 cm); Heruka: Image: 32 x 21 1/4 in.
(81.3 x 54 cm)
$2,000 - 3,000
Provenance:
Private Southwest Collection
