Lot 456
  • 456

A THANGKA DEPTICTING USHNISHAVIJAYA CHINA, QING DYNASTY, 18TH / 19TH CENTURY

Estimate
8,000 - 10,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Distemper on cloth
  • 28 x 19 inches
the three-headed goddess seated in vajraparyankasana, holding a vishvavajra in the primary right hand and a pasha in the primary left hand, a small figure of Amitabha in the secondary right hand, a sara in the tertiary right hand and a dhanus in the tertiary left hand, a nidana-kumbha in the quaternary left hand, surrounded by a retinue of emanations, framed in a textile mount

Provenance

Parrish Art Museum, acquired before 1971.

Condition

Surface abbrasions, wear, some losses to green and blue pigments, as viewed. Framed in a textile mount.
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