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An Easter Tibetan thangka depicting two arhats. 18th century

Auction 1112 - overview Cologne
15.06.2018, 11:00 - Chinese, Tibet/Neapel, India, Southeast Asia
Estimate: 5.000 € - 6.000 €
Result: 7.440 € (incl. premium)
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An Easter Tibetan thangka depicting two arhats. 18th century

Kanakabharadhvaja in meditation at upper left and Vajriputra seated at lower right with a fly whisk in his left hand and the right in a pointing gesture, both surrounded by worshippers bringing offerings and by narrative scenes telling their life stories amidst a mountainous landscape with pavilions. The scenes with Tibetan inscriptions in gold. Gouache and gold on cloth. Brocade mounting. Strong wear, crack.
79.5 x 51 cm

The 16 arhats are generally painted as a set. Typically the full group would include the Buddha Shakyamuni, the 16 arhats, the attendant Dharmatala, the patron Huashang and the four guardians of the directions: Vaishravana, Virupaksha, Dritarashtra and Virudhaka.

十八世紀 西藏東 羅漢唐卡
來源：德國北威州Dr. W. D. Franz 博士 (1915-2005)私人收藏，此後家族傳承

Provenance

Dr. W. D. Franz (1915-2005), North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany