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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE LATE MOLLY VAN LOON (1921-2000)

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A THANGKA DEPICTING BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI
AND A THANGKA DEPICTING AKSHOBYA
TIBET, LATE 18TH CENTURY

The thangka depicting Buddha Shakyamuni depicts the fgure seated
in vajrasana on a lotus dais and surrounded by four groups of lamas,
Buddha fgures, arhats and protective deities and the lower section
shows the four lokapalas fanking pavilions and bodhisattvas the
central ratna. The thangka depicting Akshobya depicts the deity seated
in vajrasana on a lotus dais placed on a throne painted with elephant
emblems. He is surrounded by Maitreya, Syamatara, Vajradha, various
lamas, Sadaksharilokeshvara, Manjusri and Vajrapani. They both have
a brocade mounting.
29√ x 19√ in. (76 x 50.8 cm.) and 38Ω x 27Ω in. (98 x 70 cm.), framed

(2)

£4,000-6,000 $5,700-8,400
€5,100-7,600

PROVENANCE:

Property of the collection of the late Molly van Loon (1921-2000).

LITERATURE:

‘The Molly van Loon Collection of Buddhist Art’, Unisa Gallery, Pretoria,
14 September - 28 October 1989, pp. 32-33, nos. 32-33.

西藏 十八世紀末 釋迦穆尼唐卡及阿閦佛唐卡一組
兩件 出版:’The Molly van Loon Collection of Bud-
dhist Art’, Unisa Art Gallery, Pretoria, 14 September
– 28 October 1989, 第 32-33頁, 圖版第 32-33號

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