A THANGKA DEPICTING EKADASAMUKHA LOKESHVARA, TIBETO-CHINESE, 18TH CENTURY

PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE MANHATTAN COLLECTION

A THANGKA DEPICTING EKADASAMUKHA LOKESHVARA

TIBETO-CHINESE, 18TH CENTURY

33 ½ by 23 ⅜ in. (85.1 by 59.4 cm)

the bodhisattva with eleven heads and eight arms, adorned in an elaborate dhoti, flowing patterned robes and jewelry, with two hands held together in namaskara mudra, the other hands each holding a different attribute including a dharma wheel, a mala, a lotus blossom, a bow, and a long-life vessel, surmounted by Shakyamuni at the top and surrounded by a host of other deities, set in a floral and lush landscape

Himalayan Art Resources item no. 13734.