A finely painted Tibetan thangka of Tsongkapa in his form of Dombi Heruka. 19th century - image-1

Lot 16 Dα

A finely painted Tibetan thangka of Tsongkapa in his form of Dombi Heruka. 19th century

Auction 1112 - overview Cologne
15.06.2018, 11:00 - Chinese, Tibet/Neapel, India, Southeast Asia
Estimate: 5.000 € - 7.000 €
Result: 17.360 € (incl. premium)

A finely painted Tibetan thangka of Tsongkapa in his form of Dombi Heruka. 19th century

Depicting one of Khedrup Je’s five visions of lama Tsongkhapa as a yogi on a tiger bearing a flaming sword and a skull cup with nectar, accompanied by various deities, amidst a mountainous landscape, with taras flanked by mahasiddhas in the sky. Gouache and gold on cloth. With a fine brocade mounting. Traces of usage due to the age.
76.5 x 53.5 cm

十九世紀 西藏 大成就者之東比巴尊者唐卡
來源:德國黑森州私人古舊收藏,購於二十世紀六十/七十年代

Provenance

Old private collection, Hesse, Germany, acquired in the 1960s/70s