A THANGKA DEPICTING LUOHANS AND HEAVENLY KINGS, QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY | 清十八世紀 達摩多羅唐卡 布面礦彩

A THANGKA DEPICTING LUOHANS AND HEAVENLY KINGS

QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

清十八世紀 達摩多羅唐卡 布面礦彩

distemper on cloth, depicting Dharmatala, an emanation of Avalokiteshvara, accompanied by his companion tiger, with his left hand holding a kundika and his right hand holding a fly-whisk, carrying a case of books at his back and a circular canopy above his head, with a visualised Amitabha Buddha seated in a wisp of clouds in front, flanked by the Gopaka and Subinda luohans to the top and the two of the Four Heavenly Kings, Vaisravana and Dhrtarastra below

48 by 34.5 cm, 18⅞ by 13½ in.