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45 Long-life White Chakrasamvara and his consort appear at the center,
A THANGKA OF WHITE CHAKRASAMVARA radiant like the sun and flanked by two Gelugpa lamas seated on
Qing, 18th century gold-brocaded silk cushions. Above him, sits Shakyamuni flanked by
Distemper on cloth; verso inscribed with four Chinese characters, ‘[?] Tsongkhapa and Avalokiteshvara Chaturbhuja. Below him, spread Yama
生年字’. Dharmaraja, Shadbhuja Mahakala, and Shri Devi Magzor Gyalmo.
19 x 13 7/8 in. (48.2 x 35.2 cm)
$15,000 - 20,000 Certain elements are indicative of Chinese production, such us the
清十八世紀 白勝樂金剛唐卡 ruyi-shaped clouds with mushroom heads and long tails, and the
blue and green rocks with gold outlines. Compare these elements
80 | BONHAMS with ‘Beijing school’ thangkas illustrated in Zangchuan Fojiao Tangka-
Gugong Bowuyuan Cang Wenwu Zhenpin Quanji, Hong Kong, 2006,
pp. 208 & 235, nos. 193 & 219.
Referenced
HAR - himalayanart.org/items/61465
