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8011 PROPERTY FROM VARIOUS OWNERS
A CHAKRASAMVARA MANDALA
Central Tibet, 19th century 8012
Distemper on cloth; backed onto mylar, framed. A GILT COPPER ALLOY CROWN FINIAL
32 1/2 x 22 1/2in (82.6 x 57.2cm) Tibet, circa 16th century
With custom stand.
$4,000 - 6,000 5 1/2in (14cm) high

西藏中部 十九世紀 勝樂金剛壇城唐卡 $2,000 - 3,000

Blue-bodied Chakrasamvara embraces his consort, Vajrayogini, at 西藏 約十六世紀 銅鎏金皇冠尖頂飾
the center of his square palace with elaborate entrances facing each
direction. He is surrounded by attendant deities organized within Likely the central crown finial of a large and important sculpture of
concentric circles. His celestial realm is encircled by multi-colored lotus Avalokiteshvara, the piece is very finely cast with Akshobya seated
petals, flame-like scrollwork, and the eight realms of sentient beings. above a vividly depicted ‘face of glory.’
Chakrasamvara and Vajrayogini appear again below the mandala,
joined by a retinue of mahasiddhas. Provenance
Private New York Collection, acquired in Europe before 1983
Compare the outer palace elements and the treatment of hilltop plants
to those in a Vajrabhairava mandala published in Société Générale de
Banque, Art Lamaique, Brussels, 1975, no.126.

Provenance
The Bortolot Collection
Acquired from Navin Kumar Gallery, New York, April 1982

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