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A THANGKA OF PALDEN LHAMO DUSOLMA
Tibet, 19th century
Distemper on cloth; Shri Devi, in her ‘smoke-clad’ form, typically riding
a white mule, surrounded by her retinue and a number of lineage
figures, the central scene unusually surrounded by a painted, trompe- 660
d’eoil, mount imitating Chinese silk. 89cm (35in) x 54cm (21 1/4in)

£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

660
A THANGKA OF GURU DRAGPO
Tibet, 19th century
Distemper on cloth; holding a vajra and a nine-headed black scorpion,
the wrathful form of Padmasambhava surrounded by figures from his
retinue.
77cm (30 1/4in) x 62.3cm (24 1/2in)
£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

661
A NINE-DEITY MANDALA OF A MULTI-ARMED WRATHFUL
DEITY
Tibet, 19th century
Distemper on cloth; the deity, red in colour, with fourty-two arms,
in yab-yum with their consort, surrounded by flames, each of the 661
petals encircling the couple enclosing a winged Heruka and consort
also in yab-yum, the corner edges each respectively with a siddha,
a lama wearing a pandita hat and holding a book, an altar vase, and
Nagaraksha. 57cm (22 1/2in) x 56cm (22in)
£800 - 1,200
HK$8,300 - 12,000
CNY7,100 - 11,000

For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot
please refer to paragraphs 7 & 8 of the Notice to Bidders at the back of the catalogue. ASIAN ART - PART II | 223