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A buddhA AMITAyus lONgeVITy ThANgKA,
yONghegONg MONAsTeRy, chINA 19Th ceNTuRy Compare with examples published in Tang, yonghegong Tangka Guibao,
Beijing, 2000. The brilliant green and bright white palette suggests a 19th-
century date.
Depiction of the three long life deities Amitayus, White Tara and
Ushnishavijaya as well as Tsongkhapa with his successors and a blue-
skinned yamantaka. Fine gouache and gold painting on textile, silk Auction result comparison: Compare with a closely related thangka of
mounting with gilt scroll handles. Inscriptions and four-character seal Tsongkhapa, most likely by the same artist, at Bonham’s Hong Kong
mark to backside. in Images of Devotion, Masterpieces from the Collection of Ulrich von
Schroeder, 29 Nov 2016, lot 129, bought in at an estimate of HKD
$150,000-200,000.
Provenance: From a Hungarian private collector.
condition: One water damage to upper edge. Otherwise fine condition 阿彌陀佛唐卡,雍和宮,中國，十九世紀
with little wear, minor stains and creases only. 描繪了三位長壽神明阿彌陀佛、白度母和尊勝菩薩以及宗喀巴及其繼任者和藍膚大
威德明王。 布面精美水粉畫和金彩，絲綢裝幀，鍍金捲軸手柄。 背面銘文和四字款
印章。
Dimensions: 82 x 59 cm (the image) and 134 x 90 cm (the mounting)
來源：匈牙利私人收藏
Painted on very fine cloth, the size and stylistic features of this thangka 品相：上邊緣因水損壞。除此之外狀況良好，幾乎沒有磨損，僅輕微的污漬和摺痕。
indicate it was likely produced at yonghegong monastery in Beijing. The 尺寸：畫面82 x 59 厘米，裝幀134 x 90 厘米
highly detailed and abundant decoration in gold, encapsulated by heavy
outlines, is characteristic of its production. So too are the multi-colored estimate euR 2.000,-
clouds heightened with gold and contained within dark blue borders. Starting price EUr 1.000,-

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