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PROPERTY FROM A RHODE ISLAND COLLECTION PROPERTY OF A LADY
A THANGKA DEPICTING LOKESHVARA A LARGE PAIR OF COPPER REPOUSSÉ
Tibet, 19th Century DEER
Mongolia, 19th Century
Avalokiteshvara seated in maharajalilasana on a
lotus rising from the ocean and within a fenced a male and female of deer, sitting quietly with
compound surrounded by trees, an inscribed their legs gently folded beneath them, their heads
pillar to the right, red Amitabha above flanked by slightly lifted, their eyes aware and attentive and
two Gelukpa hierarchs, blue Akshobya below to their ears erect
the left and white Vajrasattva and consort to the Length 24½ in. (62 cm.)
right, with green Tara and blue Ekajata beneath
PROVENANCE
Himalayan Art Resources item no. 13610.
18¼ by 15 in. (46.4 by 38.1 cm.) Christie’s New York, March 21, 2007, lot 341.
See catalogue note at sothebys.com
PROVENANCE
Acquired in India, Circa 1960’s, thence by $ 3,000-5,000
descent.

$ 7,000-9,000

959

PROPERTY OF A LADY
A GOLD GROUND THANGKA OF
VAIROCANA
Tibeto-Chinese, 19th Century
with Vairocana seated in the center in
dhayanasana on a lotus throne wearing a
patchwork robe with jeweled halos behind,
elaborate flora and foliage decorating the throne,
his hands are held at heart level, the deity
surrounded by a multitude of smaller Buddhas in
various mudras all outlined in red on gold ground
35½ by 26 in. (89.5 by 66 cm.)

PROVENANCE 960
Christie’s New York, September 21, 2007, lot 2002.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs.
William J. Calhoun, 1949 (49.80).

$ 6,000-9,000

960

PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE EAST COAST
COLLECTOR
A PARCEL-GILT SILVER AND COPPER
ALLOY ORACLE MIRROR
Tibet, 19th Century
the seed syllable hum at the center, surrounded
by an incised beaded band and wave pattern
border ornamented with coral, lapis and
mother of pearls, with a filigree and foliate band
containing the eight auspicious symbols
Himalayan Art Resources item no. 13624.
Diameter 8⅛ in. (20.6 cm.)
PROVENANCE 961
Sotheby’s New York, March 20, 2013, lot 257.
Sotheby’s New York, Sept 16-17, 1998, lot 195.
$ 7,000-9,000
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