Property from the David R. Nalin Collection
A silk-embroidered thangka of Manjushrikirti, King of Shambala, Hangzhou, China, Republican Period
Auction Closed
September 17, 03:45 PM GMT
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Himalayan Art Resources item no. 1934.
Height 34 in., 86.4 cm; Length 22 in., 55.9 cm
the lower section woven with an inscription in Tibetan and Chinese reading 'Manufactured by the Republic of China's Zhejiang, Hangzhou Dujin raw silk textile manufacturer'
Acquired in New York, early 1990s.
A Collector’s Passion: South Asian Selections from the Nalin Collection, Rubin Museum of Art, New York, 2009.
Melissa R. Kerin, Selections from the David R. Nalin Himalayan Art Collection, New York, 2009, pl. 71.
This rare woven thangka is one of a group created by Chinese artisans in early 20th century Hangzhou, possibly commissioned by the Panchen Lama. Another example is preserved in the collection of the Potala Palace, illustrated in David Jackson, A History of Tibetan Painting: The Great Tibetan Painters and Their Traditions, Vienna, 1996, pl. 237. See also another thangka illustrated in Rhie and Thurman, Worlds of Transformation: Tibetan Art of Wisdom and Compassion, New York, 1999, cat. no. 198.
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