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          A PAINTING OF PADMASAMBHAVA
          EASTERN TIBET, KHAM PROVINCE, LATE 18TH-EARLY 19TH   Padmasambhava, the ‘Lotus-born’, also known as Guru Rinpoche, or ‘Precious
          CENTURY                                             Guru’, appears atop a giant lotus emerging from a body of water at the center
          Image 31Ω  x 19√ in. (80.0 x 50.5 cm.); framed 57º x 31¡ in. (145.4  x 79.7 cm.)  of this full composition. His two consorts, Mandarava and Yeshe Tsogyel,
                                                              fank him and he is surrounded by vignettes depicting initiations, teachings,
                                                              cave meditations, and miraculous visions. The many felds of rainbow light
          $10,000-15,000
                                                              as well as the overall color palette are typical features of the regional style
                                                              associated with Kham Province (Southeast Tibet) referred to in Tibetan as
          PROVENANCE
                                                              Khamri. Take note of the similar colors used in the present composition and in
          Acquired in France, 1991, by repute.
                                                              that on the opposite page, from the same region.
                                                              Himalayan Art Resources, item no. 24569.
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