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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 AMITABHA IN THE SUKHAVATI
EASTERN TIBET, 18TH CENTURY
Image 17¡ x 13 in. (44.1 x 33 cm.)
$6,000-8,000
LITERATURE:
Himalayan Art Resources, item no. 24733.
The present painting, like that of lot 401, depicts the tathagata Amitabha
seated in the Sukhavati. In contrast to the earlier painting of lot 401, the
present work closely follows the Situ Panchen style of Eastern Tibet
established by Situ Panchen Chokyi Junge (1700-1774) at Palpung Monastery
in the eighteenth century, as evidenced by the minimalist composition and
subdued palette, particularly that of the ground, which is left unpainted. The
present painting may follow the Namcho tradition of 'Revealed Treasure'
discovered by Mingyur Dorje (1645-1667), which incorporated several tantric
elements and differed from other representations of the Sukhavati. Aspects
that point to the Namcho tradition include the presence of the rare, four-
armed form of Avalokiteshvara at Amitabha's proper right and the peaceful
form of Vajrapani at Amitabha's left. Compare the present work with another
Namcho-tradition painting of Sukhavati in the Shechen archives illustrated
on Himalayan Art Resources, item no. 15410, although the present work
replaces the grouping of the five tathagata buddhas at top with lamas and the
bodhisattvas below with tantric deities.

西藏東部 十八世紀 無量壽佛像
出版:
“喜馬拉雅藝術資源” (Himalayan Art Resources), 編號24733

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