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A PAINTING OF SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA WITH LIFE SCENES
TIBET, 17TH CENTURY
37 x 28 in. (94 x 71.1 cm.)
$6,000-8,000
PROVENANCE:
Collection of Don José Cangas, Madrid, before 2000.
Christie's New York, 18 September 2013, Lot 263.
LITERATURE:
Himalayan Art Resources, item no. 30644.

西藏 十七世紀 釋迦牟尼佛唐卡

來源:
Don José Cangas珍藏，馬德里，2000年前。
紐約佳士得，2013年9月18日，拍品263。
展覽:
“喜馬拉雅藝術資源”（Himalayan Art Resources），編號30644。
The Buddha's life story begins at the top right and proceeds in a clockwise
manner around the composition to finish at the top left side. The scenes are
arranged in registers that are separated by horizontal red bars containing
one long line of Tibetan text. This text is divided into a single sentence or
a brief phrase that contextualizes the story located immediately above the
inscription. The noteworthy life events are depicted as blocks of continuous
narrative with repeated figures and iconic elements.
A donor figure wearing monastic robes and a red hat is located at the bottom
left corner. The donor is likely to belong to the Drugpa Kagyu Tradition
of Tibetan Buddhism. The painting style is common for the southern and
southwestern Himalayas - popular with the Drugpa Kagyu Tradition.