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TWO GREEN AND BLUE GROUND TWO THANGKAS OF AVALOKISTESVARA TWO THANGKAS OF AVALOKISTESVARA
THANGKAS AND BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI AND BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI
Tibet, 18th/19th century Tibet, 19th century 18th/19th Century
Depicting a monk holding a conch shell, a The eleven-headed Avolikitesvara with gold With a central eleven-headed Avalokitesvara
figure of Dhritarashtra and a blue guardian skin standing on a lotus pedestal with a large standing on a lotus pedestal flanked by
with sword attribute, with other five smaller mandorla to his back, surrounded by four peonies with a large mandorla behind his
figures of lamas, all against a green and figures of Buddha Shakyamuni, Manjushri back, surrounded by three different lama and
blue ground; together with a thangka with a and Vajrapani; and a Buddha Shakyamuni an Amitayus; and a Buddha Shakyamuni
central figure of Buddha Shakyamuni holding with gold skin seated on a lotus pedestal with gold skin holding an alms bowl seated
an alms bowl flanked by two attendants, surrounded by four figures of guardians. The on a lotus pedestal and surrounded by a
and surrounded by rows of small hundreds biggest: 59.5cm (23 3/8in) high x 41.5cm (16 mandorla, with another Shakyamuni figure
Shakyamuni. The biggest: 73cm (28 3/4in) 3/8in) wide (2). and a lama. The largest 52cm (20 1/2in) high
high x 48cm (18 7/8in) wide (2). x 34cm (13 3/8in) wide (2).
£600 - 800
£800 - 1,200 HK$5,100 - 6,800 £800 - 1,200
HK$6,800 - 10,000 CNY4,600 - 6,200 HK$6,800 - 10,000
CNY6,200 - 9,300 CNY6,200 - 9,300
Provenance
Provenance Collection of Mrs. Inger Lissanevitch (1928-
Collection of Mrs. Inger Lissanevitch (1928- 2013) and thence by descent. END OF SALE
2013) and thence by descent.

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