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A BLUE AND GREEN GROUND ‘CITIPATI’
THANGKA
Tibet, 19th century
On paper, depicting two central dancing
skeletal protectors balancing on a conch
shell, each holding a part of a human skull
split in two, framed by other skeleton figures
and suspended human skins, on the top
three figures of lama and on the bottom
a central figure of Bodhisattva holding a
mandala. 77.5cm (30 1/2in) x 54.5cm (22
1/2in)

£1,500 - 2,000
HK$16,000 - 21,000
CNY13,000 - 18,000

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A THANGKA OF MANJUSHRI
Tibet, Gelug, 18th/19th century
Distemper on cloth, the central figure seated
on a lotus throne, holding a flaming sword
and the stem of a lotus bloom upon which
rests a book and the triratna, the deity
surrounded by lineage and retinue figures
identified by inscriptions in gilt, with a Dalai
Lama on top, unmounted. 64.5cm (25 3/8in)
x 50cm (19 5/8in)

£800 - 1,200
HK$8,500 - 13,000
CNY7,100 - 11,000

The reverse is inscribed with the first
two verses of the Pratimokṣasūtra, the
forbearance verse and a verse usually found
in connection with the Wheel of Life, before
the Supratiṣṭha mantra and the consecration
verse (ye dharma).

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