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A PAIR OF THANGKAS DEPICTING AMITAYUS
Qing Dynasty, 18th century
25 1/4in (64cm) height of images exclusive of silk mounts
$3,000 - 5,000

Probably from the same set, these two nearly identical paintings
depict Amitayus, the Buddha of long life, surrounded by a multitude
of emanations. Compare another thangka of Amitayus of similar
composition in the Yonghegong Museum, see Li Baoqun (ed.),
Beautiful Thangka Paintings in Yonghegong, Vol.1, Beijing, 2001, p.41.

Provenance
Private European Collection, before 1961
Thence by descent
840
A LACQUER GILT COPPER ALLOY REPOUSSÉ FIGURE OF
VAJRAPANI
Mongolia, 18th century
The wrathful deity depicted standing pratyalidhasana upon a lotus
petal plinth, the separately cast head adorned in ‘cold-gold’ and other
pigments to depict a three-eyed fanged face framed by a diadem and
bright orange hair, the right hand held upright to support his now lost
thunder-bolt, while his left is held at waist height in karanamudra.
19 3/4in (50.2cm) high

$8,000 - 12,000

Provenance 840
Sheila Presencer, London
Bonhams, New York, 13 September 2011, lot 1079
Private American Collection
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