Indian, Himalayan & Southeast Asian Works of Art
Indian, Himalayan & Southeast Asian Works of Art
Property of the Bothwell Family Collection
Auction Closed
September 20, 05:33 PM GMT
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
Lot Details
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Property of the Bothwell Family Collection
A Thangka Depicting Amitayus Together With Two Thangkas From the Same Series Depicting Vajrakila and Chakrasamvara (3)
Tibet, 18th Century
37⅛ by 24 in. (94.3 by 61 cm) and smaller, (3)
Amitayus, the long life deity in red at center, seated in dhyanasana on a lotus throne, wearing a green embroidered shawl and elaborate silk dhoti, adorned with jeweled ornaments and holding a long-life vessel, a halo embellished with foliate patterns, atop sits Amitabha, below Hayagriva, surrounded by lineage holders, set in a mountainous landscape
Vajrakila, the wrathful red deity in a halo of flames, with three round eyes, his mouth gaping with bared fangs, wearing a diadem made of five skulls, the right hand extended with a vajra, the left gripping a black scorpion, adorned with earrings, bracelets, necklaces and a snake garland, a flayed elephant skin wrapped around his shoulders and a tiger skin around his waist, the lower body composed of a blue kila extending from the gaping mouth of a makara, the point puncturing the torso of a supine figure who lies on a triangular base adorned with skulls, surrounded by other wrathful deities, at top center sits Amitabha and Zhabdrug Ngawang Namgyal
Chakrasamvara, the deity in blue, with faces of yellow, green and red, in union with the consort Vajrayogini, surrounded by a halo of rainbow light, Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal in the upper right corner, black Jambhala on the bottom right holding a kapala and a jewel spitting mongoose, all set in a verdant landscape
Himalayan Art Resources item no. 13698.