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A THANGKA OF A KING AND A THANGKA OF DO KYENTSE Provenance
YESHE DORJE The Oliver Robert Coales Collection, acquired by Mr. Coales when
Eastern Tibet, 19th century and 18th/19th century working and travelling in Eastern Tibet in 1916-17, and thence by
Distemper on cloth; the first, with a figure of Kingly aspect, fierce in descent.
expression, with curly moustache and goatee, seated in the centre
of a Palace courtyard, surrounded by attendants and four seated The second thangka in this lot is a depiction of the 19th century
guardians, the verdant landscape dotted with narrative scenes, each teacher Do Kyentse Yeshe Dorje (1800-1866), who was seen as the
significant figure and scene finely captioned in gilt, 80cm (31 1/2in) body incarnation of 18th century Nyingma master Jigme Lingpa.
x 58.5cm (23in); the second depicting the Nyingma tradition teacher Both these masters were associated with the Longchen Nyingtig
Do Kyentse Yeshe Dorje as a siddha of old, wearing a five-pointed Revealed Treasure tradition of the Nyingma School.
skull hat and a tiger skin as dhoti, holding a flaming sword, a skull
cup and a flaming staff, whilst seated in royal ease over a writhing The Revealed Treasure tradition holds that Padmasambhava and a
corpse, between Padmasambhava between two Suns at the top, few of his elect disciples disseminated concealed religious teachings
and a monk meditating on Avalokiteshvara in a grotto at the bottom, and sacred objects throughout Tibet for future generations to find
49.5cm (19 1/2in) x 39.5cm (15 1/2in). them whenever they were ready to receive them.
(2).
For another thangka depicting Do Kyentse Yeshe Dorje see
£1,000 - 2,000 Himalayan Art Resources item no. 300.
HK$10,000 - 20,000
CNY9,000 - 18,000

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