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PROPERTY FROM VARIOUS OWNERS
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A THANGKA OF TSONGKHAPA A THANGKA DEPICTING SHADAKSARI LOKESHVARA
Tibet, 19th century Tibet, 20th century
The thangka depicting the founding triad of the Gelug School, The manifestation of Avalokitesvara depicted in standard iconography
Tsongkhapa accompanied by his successors Gyeltsab Darma consisting of princely raiment, dhyanasana posture, four arms holding
Rinchen and Khedrup Geleg Palzang; together with a 20th century a lotus and mala while clasping a jewel within anjalimudra, reversed
Gelugpa mandala. [2] by a bejeweled mandorla, encircled by a rainbow-colored halo and
19in (48.2 cm) height of second image exclusive of mount raised upon a jeweled lotus plinth fronted by auspicious offerings;
surrounded by a densely composed red ground of thirteen horizontal
$800 - 1,200 rows of smaller Sadaksari Lokesvara images beneath a single smaller
image of Amitabha holding an alms bowl; framed and glazed.
6035 38 1/4in (97cm) height of image exclusive of frame
A THANGKA OF WHITE TARA $1,000 - 2,000
Tibet, 20th century
The main deity with gilt skin but otherwise standard iconography of
wisdom eyes, dhyanasana posture and a lotus at her left shoulder, 6037
here surrounded by twenty rows of as many as sixteen miniature A LARGE TATHAGATA MANDALA
depictions of the same deity, all densely arranged on a simple Tibet, 20th century
landscape ground. Centered by the white-colored Adibuddha Vairocana holding his
36in (91.4cm) height of image exclusive of mount hands in his identifying dharmacakra mudra encircled by smaller
depictions of Amoghasiddhi, Aksobhya, Ratnasambhava, and
$1,000 - 1,500 Amitabha all within an intricately-rendered and vibrantly-colored
symmetrical palace complex, framed.
65in (165cm) height exclusive of frame
$2,500 - 4,000

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