Lot 457
  • 457

A THANGKA DEPICTING VAIROCANACHINA, QING DYNASTY, 18TH /19TH CENTURY

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Distemper on cloth
  • 23 ½ x 16 ¼ inches
the four-headed deity at center seated in vajraparyankasana on a lotus throne, wearing elaborate jewels and lustrous silk garments, holding a dharmachakra, surrounded by a retinue of emanations, with three Geluk lineage holders in the upper register, framed in a textile mount

Provenance

Parrish Art Museum, acquired before 1971.

Condition

Surface abrasions, some losses to pigment, staining and accretion overall, consistent with age, framed in a textile mount.
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