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TIBETAN PAINTINGS FROM THE COLLECTION
OF RALPH GLASGAL (LOTS 401-416)
TIBETAN PAINTINGS FROM THE COLLECTION OF RALPH GLASGAL
(LOTS 401-416)
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A PAINTING OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI WITH JATAKA TALES 西藏 十八世紀 《佛本生故事》
TIBET, 18TH CENTURY
出版:
Image 28Ω x 19Ω in. (72.4 x 49.5 cm.) “喜馬拉雅藝術資源” (Himalayan Art Resources), 編號24727
$8,000-12,000
LITERATURE:
Himalayan Art Resources, item no. 24727.

The present painting depicts the Buddha Shakyamuni at center, surrounded by
stories from the Jatakas, the tales of the former lives of the Buddha. The Jataka
tales illustrated in the vignettes can be identified as, starting from top center
and moving clockwise: a starving tigress, a tale of compassion, seflessness,
and generosity; King of the Shibis, a tale of charity; a small portion of gruel,
a tale of generosity; the merchant, a tale of diligent resolve; the invicible one,
a tale of unwavering virtue; the rabbit, a tale of selfless kindness; Ajastya the
ascetic, the virtues of asceticism and solitude; the strength of love, a tale of
loving kindness; Vishvantara, a tale of the marvelous behavior of a bodhisattva;
the sacrifice, a tale of virtue and generosity; Shakra, a tale of bravery; the
brahman, a tale of conscience; she who drives men mad, a tale of self-control;
and Suparaga, depending on the virtuous as friends.

The reverse of the painting reveals an elegant diagram of a stupa, bearing an
inscription that reads "Homage to the Stupa of Complete Victory!"

(reverse)
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