Lot 23
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THANGKA DEPICTING AVALOKITESVARA SHADAKSHARI
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
Auction: 29 September 2021 at 11:00 BST
£5,500
Description
清 四臂觀音唐卡
seated on a multi-coloured lotus throne, the white-bodied chaturbhuja deity holds a sinuous lotus and mala with two hands, additional two folded in anjali mudra, elaborately adorned with necklaces, bangles and crown, wears a colourful patchwork dhoti detailed in various patterns, flanked on either side by two attendant deities Manidhara, the Jewel Holder, and Shadaksari Mahavidya, who reflects him in female form, above them a pair of makara decorated the throne and surmounted by zeepa above a Buddha, orderly surrounded by a divine entourage and lineage masters
Dimensions
88.54cm x 74.5cm
Provenance
Provenance: Private London collection