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                                       A THANGKA DEPICTING A RAKTAYAMARI
                                       MANDALA
                                       TIBET, 19TH CENTURY

                                       depicted in yabyum to the centre, surrounded by radiating
                                       lappets enclosing vases alternating with gures of his
                                       lineage, below a larger depiction of the deity anked by other
                                       immortals
                                       66 by 48 cm, 26 by 18 ⅞ in.

                                       ˞:£ 6,000-8,000
                                       HK$ 58,000-77,500 US$ 7,500-10,000

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                                                                                                                                          PROPERTY FROM AN ASIAN PRIVATE COLLECTION

                                                                                              A CLOISONNE ENAMEL ZHADOU
                                                                                              QING DYNASTY, 18TH/19TH CENTURY

                                                                                                                                of lobed form, the rounded sides rising to an everted foliate
                                                                                                                                rim, the domed cover with a gilt-knopped nial, decorated with
                                                                                                                                bats amongst stylised lotus on a turquoise ground
                                                                                                                                (2)
                                                                                                                                15 cm, 6 in.

                                                                                                                                          PROVENANCE
                                                                                                                                Christie’s London, 7th November 2012, lot 791.

                                                                                                                       ಴£ 2,500-3,500
169 HK$ 24,200-33,800 US$ 3,150-4,350

                                       2012 11 7  791

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