Two Americans in Paris, The Collection of Sam and Myrna Myers

Two Americans in Paris, The Collection of Sam and Myrna Myers

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An appliqué thangka depicting Ratnasambhava Tibet, 18th/19th century | 西藏十八/十九世紀 刺綉寶生佛唐卡

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November 4, 11:45 AM GMT

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20,000 - 30,000 GBP

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An appliqué thangka depicting Ratnasambhava  

Tibet, 18th/19th century 

西藏十八/十九世紀 刺綉寶生佛唐卡


the figure seated in dhyanasana on a lotus base, his right hand in bhumisparsamudra and his left in dhyanamudra, his face showing a benign expression with eyes tilted down in meditation, an urna at the center of the forehead, wearing a brocaded sanghati decorated with auspicious symbols, surrounded by an aureole of blue and gold and floral halo, all set in a blue landscape decorated with auspicious cloud 

42 by 32 cm, 16½ by 12½ in. 

Acquired in 1988, New York.

1988年購自紐約

John E.Vollmer, Silk for Thrones and Altars, Chinese Costumes and Textiles from the Liao through the Qing dynasty, Myrna Myers, 2003, Paris, no. 69.

Jean-Paul Desroches, Two Americans in Paris, A Quest for Asian Art, 2016, London, no. 236.

John E.Vollmer編《Silk for Thrones and Altars, Chinese Costumes and Textiles from the Liao through the Qing dynasty》,Myrna Myers,2003年,巴黎,圖版69

Jean-Paul Desroches編《Two Americans in Paris,A Quest for Asian Art》,2016年,巴黎,圖版236