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A kesi woven thAngkA
18th/19th century
The central figure of Buddha Sakyamuni, seated in dhyanasana upon
a stylised lotus throne, the Buddha’s hands in the gestures of dhyana
mudra and bhumisparsha mudra, at each side stand his principle
students Shariputra and Maudgalayana, each holding a khakkhara
staff and a begging bowl, the mandorla framed by leafy lotus sprays
beneath stylised cloud scrolls at the top, framed and glazed.
63cm x 44cm (24.3/4in x 17.1/4in).

£1,000 - 1,500 HK$12,000 - 18,000
CNY9,500 - 14,000

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An embroidered gAuze hAnging textile
Late Qing Dynasty
The yellow gauze woven with tone-sur-tone dragon roundels and
vividly embroidered with a sinuous front-facing five-clawed dragon
beneath a ‘wan’ roundel and amidst alighting bats and billowing
clouds, all above a craggy rocky outcrop rising from turbulent waves.
173.5cm (68 1/4in) x 53.7cm (21in)

£2,000 - 3,000 HK$24,000 - 35,000 325
CNY19,000 - 28,000

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