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A THANGKA OF DHRITARASHTRA
Tibet, 19th century
Distemper on cloth; the leader of the Gandharva heavenly musicians,
and Guardian King of the Eastern direction, seated in lalitasana whilst
playing the lute. 58.5cm (23in) x 39.5cm (15 1/2in)

656 £2,000 - 3,000
HK$21,000 - 31,000
CNY18,000 - 26,000
Provenance: Ravi Kumar, Paris
Fournier Collection, Paris, acquired from the above in the 1980’s

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A THANGKA OF VAJRAVARAHI
Tibet, 19th century
Distemper on cloth; wearing a tiara of five dry skulls and a necklace of
fifty fresh ones, the deity surrounded by lineage figures, each identified
by inscriptions, the verso inscribed in Tibetan with ‘om ah om’
invocations. 62cm (24 3/8in) x 50.4cm (19 3/4in)

£1,500 - 2,000
HK$16,000 - 21,000
CNY13,000 - 18,000
Provenance: Ravi Kumar, Paris
Fournier Collection, Paris, acquired from the above in the 1980’s

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A THANGKA OF ‘GYAJIN’ PEHAR GYALPO
Tibet, 19th century
Distemper on cloth; with a red Mahakala in the top centre, the ‘King of
Mind’ form of Pehar Gyalpo riding a white elephant and surrounded by
the other four forms. 54.5cm (21 1/2) x 40cm (15 3/4in)

£1,500 - 2,000
HK$16,000 - 21,000
CNY13,000 - 18,000
Provenance: Ravi Kumar, Paris
Fournier Collection, Paris, acquired from the above in the 1980’s
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