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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE AUSTRIAN COLLECTION Kalika holding a ring in his left hand, seated with PROVENANCE
A RED GROUND THANGKA DEPICTING the right leg crossed over the left on a rock cut Acquired by family inheritance.
TWO ARHATS surface adorned with embroidered silks and This arhat painting comes from a larger set,
wearing a silk sanghati in the style of the Buddha
Tibet, 17th Century Shakyamuni, with Vaishravana at his side, one of which is published in Pratapaditya Pal’s
with Shakyamuni represented in four separate Aesthetic Adventures, Chicago, 2003, p. 258,
the arhat Chudapantaka with hands folded gently cat. 170.
in his lap in dhyanasana mudra, seated in a manifestations above, White Tara represented
in a white nimbus below, all set amidst a palace
three-quarter posture clad in layers of brocaded complex, rich foliage, snow-peaked mountains on $ 10,000-15,000
robes on an elaborate throne chair supported
by white snow lions, covered with embroidered a red-ground mineral background
silk with carved dragon heads flanking each side, Himalayan Art Resources item no. 13637.
devotees at the base making offerings, the arhat 25 by 18⅜ in. (63.5 by 46.7 cm.)
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