Page 337 - Chinese Art Auction April 25, 2020 2020 Galerie Zacke

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A ThANgKA OF VAJRAsATTVA,
18Th TO 19Th ceNTuRy

Tibet, 1780-1820. Painted with gouache on cloth with fine
original brocade mounting, the central figure of Vajrasattva
is flanked by Guru rinpoche, Buddha Akshobya, Buddha
Amithaba and Padmapani. Inscription to the reverse.

Provenance: Collection of Mrs. L. and Mr. B., a former
UNESCO Ambassador to India, in office from 1960 to
1970.
condition: Creases, losses of pigment, stains, yet
overall in fair and original condition.

Dimensions: 26 x 38 cm (image size), 50 x 80 cm (the
mounting), 73 x 107 cm (size incl. frame)
Framed behind glass.

金剛薩陲唐卡，十八至十九世紀
西藏，1780-1820。布面設色，原始挂軸裝幀。中央坐著金剛薩
陲，四周圍繞著蓮花生、阿閦佛、阿彌陀佛和蓮花手菩薩。背面
有字。
來源：前聯合國教科文組織駐印度大使Mrs. L. and Mr. B.收藏，
在任期 1960 至1970年間。
品相：折痕，色素损失，污渍，但总体上处于原始状态。
尺寸：畫心26 x 38厘米，裝幀50 x 80厘米，縂73 x 107厘米
estimate euR 1.000,-
Starting price EUr 500,-

406
A ThANgKA OF heVAJRA,
eNd OF 17Th TO eARly 18Th ceNTuRy

Tibet, c. 1700. Painted with gouache and gold on cloth,
this very fine painting depicts Hevajra with consort,
accentuated with gold highlights.

Provenance: Collection of Mrs. L. and Mr. B., a former
UNESCO Ambassador to India, in office from 1960 to
1970.
condition: Overall good condition with creases, losses
of pigments, stains.

Dimensions: 33 x 25 cm (image size), 49 x 40 cm (size incl.
frame)
Hevajra is portrayed here with eight heads, sixteen arms
and four legs standing in Ardhaparyankasana with his
consort Nairatmya, trampling underfoot four supine
figures atop a lotus throne, wearing garlands of skulls and
severed heads, holding kapala aloft in the many hands,
surrounded by religious leaders or deities such as a Lama
or Kubera.
Matted, framed, behind glass.

AucTION ResulT cOMPARIsON
Compare with a 19th century Hevajra
thangka of slightly larger size at
Christie’s Paris in Art d’Asie on 12
December 2018, lot 37, sold for EUR
€9,375.

喜金剛唐卡，十七世紀末至十八世紀初
西藏，約1700年。布面彩繪和金彩，描繪喜金剛歡喜佛，局部金
彩突出亮點。
來源：前聯合國教科文組織駐印度大使Mrs. L. and Mr. B.收藏，
在任期 1960 至1970年間。
品相：總體狀況良好，有摺痕、彩繪損失、污漬。
尺寸：畫面33 x 25厘米，縂49 x 40厘米
拍賣結果比較：一件十九世紀大型喜金剛唐卡2018年12月12日巴
黎佳士得《亞洲藝術》拍號 37，成交價EUR €9,375。
estimate euR 1.800,-
Starting price EUr 900,-

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