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A MANDALA OF BUDDHA
Tibet or Nepal, 17th century
Distemper on cloth; the central green Buddha holding vajra and
ghanta, surrounded by six nagas and eight further half-naga couple,
the gates of the Palace each with a single, peaceful deity, the verso
inscribed in Tibetan. 25.5cm (10in) x 27cm (10 ⅝ in)
650
£1,000 - 1,500
HK$10,000 - 16,000
CNY8,800 - 13,000
Provenance: Ravi Kumar, Paris
Fournier Collection, Paris, acquired from the above in the 1980’s

650
A THANGKA OF SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA
Tibet, 19th century
Distemper on cloth; Shakyamuni seated in lalitasana over a lotus
throne encircled by peonies and supported by lions standing in a
pond, a thousand Buddhas all around them, all before a table of
offerings and a practitioner seated in a wild landscape dotted with
frolicking deer. 84.5cm (33 1/8in) x 57.5cm (22 5/8in)

£2,000 - 3,000
HK$21,000 - 31,000
CNY18,000 - 26,000
651
A THANGKA OF SHRI DEVI, DUDSOL DOKAM WANGCHUGMA
Tibet, 19th century
Distemper on cloth; the central deity, blue in colour, with four arms,
riding a mule and wearing a peacock feather headdress, surrounded
by peaceful deities and other wrathful protectors. 51.5cm (20 1/8in) x
40cm (15 3/4in)
£1,000 - 2,000
HK$10,000 - 21,000
CNY8,800 - 18,000

Provenance: Ravi Kumar, Paris
Fournier Collection, Paris, acquired from the above in the 1980’s 651

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