A large thangka depicting Shakyamuni Buddha, Tibet, 17th / 18th century
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September 18, 04:57 PM GMT
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 USD
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A large thangka depicting Shakyamuni Buddha
Tibet, 17th / 18th century
Himalayan Art Resources item no. 13930.
HAR編號13930
Height 49¼ in., 125 cm; Width 35¼ in., 89.5 cm
This unusual thangka of Shakyamuni includes a begging bowl (patra) and a monk’s ringing staff (khakkhara) at his right side. Compare a Shakyamuni Buddha (HAR item no. 39), attributed to the Khyenri tradition, possibly from Eastern Tibet, and dated to the second half of the 17th century in Marylin M. Rhie and Robert A. F. Thurman, Worlds of Transformation: Tibetan Art of Wisdom and Compassion, New York, 1999, cat. no. 2.