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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE NORTHWESTERN
COLLECTION
A PAIR OF POLYCHROME WOOD
MANUSCRIPT COVERS
Tibet, Circa 15th Century
Himalayan Art Resources item no. 13627.
9¼ by 26 in. (23.5 by 66 cm.) each, [2]
PROVENANCE
Sotheby’s London, April 30, 1992, lot 364.
The group of Indian scholars represented depict
the most important Indian Buddhist scholars
of the Mahayana tradition and are referred to
as The Six Ornaments and Two Excellent Ones
of the Southern Continent. For more detailed
information, see Jeff Watt, himalayanart.org,
“Six Ornaments” main page.

$ 10,000-15,000

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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE NORTHWESTERN PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF MRS. ANGELA PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE NORTHWESTERN
COLLECTION JUCKER-GRUNAUER COLLECTION
A PAIR OF MANUSCRIPT COVERS A THANGKA DEPICTING BUDDHA A PARCEL-GILT AND POLYCHROME
Tibet, 13th Century SHAKYAMUNI MANUSCRIPT COVER
Tibet, Circa 13th Century Tibet, Circa 13th Century
Himalayan Art Resources item no. 13629.
4 by 15½ in. (10.1 by 39.4 cm.) each, [2] Himalayan Art Resources item no. 13602. Himalayan Art Resources item no. 13626.
24½ by 20¼ in. (62 by 51 cm.) 8⅛ by 26 in. (20.6 by 67.1 cm.)
PROVENANCE
Acquired privately, 2007. PROVENANCE PROVENANCE
Acquired between 1959-2005. Sotheby’s New York, September 24, 1997, lot 24.
$ 8,000-12,000
$ 20,000-30,000 $ 7,000-9,000
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