A Tibetan appliqué of a dancing skeleton couple (citipati). 19th/20th century - image-1

Lot 351 Dα

A Tibetan appliqué of a dancing skeleton couple (citipati). 19th/20th century

Auction 1112 - overview Cologne
15.06.2018, 11:00 - Chinese, Tibet/Neapel, India, Southeast Asia
Estimate: 2.000 € - 2.500 €
Result: 4.836 € (incl. premium)

A Tibetan appliqué of a dancing skeleton couple (citipati). 19th/20th century

Standing in unity on conch shells on a lotus in front of a flaming aureole, holding a skull club, a kapala, an elixir vase and a medicinal plant. Silk fabrics, partly embroidered and appliquéd on cloth and mounted on a wood panel. Wear to threads. Framed and glazed.
33.5 x 28.5 cm

Provenance

Private collection, Northern Germany