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Rare tangka en soie brodée de fils d'or représentant Vajrayogini Dynastie Qing, XVIIIE siècle
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 EUR
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Description
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debout en pratyalida foulant du pied des esclaves renversés sur le dos, représentée nue et arborant des bijoux en os, tenant la calotte crânienne kapala, le couteau kartari et le khatvanga avec le tambour damaru et la cloche ghanta, au-dessus Tsongkapa flanqué des lamas Panchen et Changkya, dessous Chitipati dansant entourée par le Mahakala Chaturbhuja bleu et les ascètes Brahmarupa sous forme de Mahakala, le tout dans un paysage montagneux sous les nuages en volutes avec le soleil et la lune dans des cartouches dans la partie haute
Condition
The embroidered thangka has been examined in the frame.
It is not mounted but stretched across a frame. It is in overall good condition with the exception to the colours which have faded to a pale tone.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
The goddess Vajrayogini personifies a teaching passed down from the Indian mahasiddha Naropa included in the Chakrasmavara Tantra and representing female wisdom, great bliss and ultimate emptiness. Chakrasmavara Tantra practise was particularly popular with the Gelug traditions espoused by the Qing court.
Qing Dynasty embroidered thangkas are rare compared with numerous painted examples. Wang Jiaping asserts that embroidered thangkas were ordered by the palace from Suzhou, south of the Yangtse river, that they were expensive and were highly valued among the thangkas in the Palace collection, see Cultural Relics of Tibetan Buddhism Collected in the Qing Palace, Beijing, 1992, p. 15. Although the iconography of these thangka is Tibetan in origin, Tibetan artists and craftsmen were not engaged in the production of woven and embroidered thangkas, this being a specifically Chinese tradition. Compare the format of an embroidered Yamaraja thangka in the Qing Court collection, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum: Tanka-Buddhist Painting of Tibet: 59, Hong Kong, 2006, p. 251, cat. no. 231.
Qing Dynasty embroidered thangkas are rare compared with numerous painted examples. Wang Jiaping asserts that embroidered thangkas were ordered by the palace from Suzhou, south of the Yangtse river, that they were expensive and were highly valued among the thangkas in the Palace collection, see Cultural Relics of Tibetan Buddhism Collected in the Qing Palace, Beijing, 1992, p. 15. Although the iconography of these thangka is Tibetan in origin, Tibetan artists and craftsmen were not engaged in the production of woven and embroidered thangkas, this being a specifically Chinese tradition. Compare the format of an embroidered Yamaraja thangka in the Qing Court collection, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum: Tanka-Buddhist Painting of Tibet: 59, Hong Kong, 2006, p. 251, cat. no. 231.