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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE LATE MOLLY VAN LOON (1921-2000)
(LOTS 370-373 INCLUSIVE)

373

THANGKA DEPICTING A DRIGUNG LAMA
BHUTAN, 19TH CENTURY

The centre depicts a Drigung lama seated in dhyanamudra
supporting the vase. He has almond-shaped eyes and a serene
expression and is dressed in monks’ robes. The upper register
shows two further Drigung lamas.
50¡ x 29¿ in. (128 x 74 cm.), mounted and framed

£2,000-4,000 $2,900-5,600
€2,600-5,000

PROVENANCE:

Property from the Collection of the late Molly Van Loon (1921-2000).

LITERATURE:

‘The Molly van Loon Collection of Buddhist Art’, Unisa Art Gallery,
Pretoria, 14 September – 28 October, pp. 33, no. 34.

不丹 十九世紀 止貢喇嘛坐像唐卡 出版:‘The
Molly van Loon Collection of Buddhist Art’, Unisa
Art Gallery, Pretoria, 14 September – 28 October,
第 33頁, 圖版第 34號

373

VARIOUS PROPERTIES

374

A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF MANJUVAJRA
NEPAL, 18TH CENTURY

The three-headed deity is cast separately from its double-lotus base
and holds his principal arms in varadamudra and before his chest
while the remaining arms radiate around him. He is elaborately
adorned with a faming arched mandorla, jewellery, billowing
scarves and crowns. The base is cast with a bead rim.
7Ω in. (19 cm.) high

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

PROVENANCE:

Formerly part of a Brussels private collection.

尼泊 十八世紀 鎏金銅文殊普薩坐像 來源:比利時
布魯塞爾私人舊藏

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