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THANGKAS FROM THE VAN DER WEE COLLECTION
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A GOLD GROUND THANGKA OF PADMASAMBHAVA
Tibet, 19th century
Distemper on cloth; rendered on a gold ground with very fine lines
of red, black, and gold pigment, Padmasambhava with a peaceful
attitude accompanied by his Indian and Tibetan wives below,
Mandarava on the left Yeshe Tsogyal on the right.
Himalayan Art Resources item no.100605
22 7/8 x 18 1/8in (58 x 46 cm)
$6,000 - 8,000
Published
Armand Neven, Etudes d’art lamaïque et de l’Himalaya, Brussels,
1978, pp. 29 & 32, no. 13.
Pia and Louis Van der Wee, A Tale of Thangkas: Living with a
Collection, Antwerp, 1995, p. 24, fig. 5.

Exhibited
Lamaïstische Kunst/Art Lamaïque, Société Général de Banque à
Bruxelles, Brussels, 15 May - 30 June 1975.
De Taal van de Thangka, Ethnographic Museum, Antwerp, 1995.

Provenance
The Van Der Wee Collection, Belgium, acquired in Antwerp, 4 June
1969

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A THANGKA OF PADMASAMBHAVA
Tibet, 19th century
Distemper on cloth; Padmasambhava joined by his two wives,
Mandarva and Yeshe Tsogyal, in a mountainous verdant landscape
below, and Amitabha in the sky, possibly flanked by Tangtong Gyalpo
(c.1361-1480) on the left and Jigme Lingpa (c.1729-98) on the right.
Himalayan Art Resources item no.100604
18 1/8 x 12 3/4in (46 x 32.5cm)
$4,000 - 6,000
Published
Armand Neven, Lamaïstische Kunst, Brussels, 1975, no. 132.
Armand Neven, Art Lamaïque, Brussels, 1975, no. 132.
Pia and Louis Van der Wee, A Tale of Thangkas: Living with a
Collection, Antwerp, 1995, pp. 22-3, fig. 4.

Exhibited
Lamaïstische Kunst/Art Lamaïque, Société Général de Banque à
Bruxelles, Brussels, 15 May - 30 June 1975.
De Taal van de Thangka, Ethnographic Museum, Antwerp, 1995.

Provenance
The Van Der Wee Collection, Belgium, acquired in Antwerp, 10 May
1967

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