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A PAINTING DEPICTING A A VERY RARE SILK
MEIREN WITH A DEHUA KESI THANGKA WITH
CUP, QING DYNASTY AVALOKITESHVARA, 18th
Ink and color pigments on CENTURY
paper Silk with Kesi weaving, silk and
China, Qing dynasty, late gold threads, silk fringes
18th – early 19th century China, 18th century

Depiction of a Meiren This religious wall-hanging is
in festive garment. The executed in Kesi technique and
beautiful woman wears an shows the Buddha of compassion,
intricate robe and precious Avalokiteshvara, in classical attire.
jewelry, such as a white The Bodhisattva is seated in
jade and enameled silver lotus posture on a colorful lotus
‘lotus’ broach on her chest. pedestal. His jewelry and aureole
Her hair is pinned-up with feature precious gold coated silk
a white chrysanthemum threads and in his four hands he
flower. A white dehua holds a precious wishing jewel at
porcelain cup is located the heart as well as a lotus flower
on a small table next to and a Mala.
her. The figure stands out
prominently against the Below is an worshipper figure
ochre background. with a high chignon, seated on
a prayer rug. The backdrop is
Dimensions: 49 x 34 cm highlighted by stylized fog, clouds
(painting), 107 x 54 cm and flowers.
(frame)
Condition: The painting is Shape: Rectangular vertical shape
in good condition. Signs of Dimensions: 82 x 147 cm
age and wear in the form Condition: Excellent condition
of minor creases, small with only very few loose threads
stains and abrasions. The and minor soiling.
mount has traces of use, Provenance: British collection
soiling and wear, and some
discoloration. Framed. Auction result comparison: Koller
Provenance: American International Auctions, ASIATICA,
Private Collection. The 27 MARCH 2010, Zurich, lot 140
backside with a manual (for a comparable Kesi thangka
inscription indicating that depicting a white Tara).
the painting was ‘re-framed
in October 1976’ 份夳䘬ȿ⚃兪奨枛ȿġ䶁䴚Ⓒ⌉
䶁䴚ⶍ㱽炻慹䶂⇢䴱炻䴚䷼櫂怲
Auction result comparison: ᷕ⚳炻IJĹᶾ䲨
Sothebys, FINE CHINESE 忁ⷭ⡩㍃㍉䓐䶁䴚ⶍ㱽炻⯽䎦奨枛
CERAMICS & WORKS OF 厑啑⮵䛦䓇䘬ㄸㅓᷳ⽫ġ
ART, 19 MARCH 2013 - 20 ⑩枭㤝⤥
MARCH 2013, NEW YORK, 劙⚳㓞啷
lot 469. (for a painting of
Meiren, dating to the same EstimateġEUR 1.500,-
period) Fine Chinese Art, Starting price EUR 750,-
Zacke Auctions, September
30th, 2017, lot 120. (for a
painting of Meiren, dating
to the same period)
㶭ẋȿ伶Ṣȿ⚾ġ
䳁㛔姕刚炻墅㟮
ᷕ⚳炻㶭㛅炻IJĹᶾ䲨㛓⇘IJĺ
ᶾ䲨⇅
⑩䚠列⤥炻䔓㟮㚱ṃ⽖䢐㎵
⍲壒刚ˤ
伶⚳䥩Ṣ㓞啷炻䔓㟮側⼴
㚱句㫦炻栗䣢㬌䔓㕤IJĺĸķ⸜
墅㟮ˤ

EstimateġEUR 800,-
Starting price EUR 400,-

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