Property from an Irish private Collector
A thangka depicting a mandala of Amitabha, Tibet, 16th century
Estimate
3,000 - 6,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Himalayan Art Resources item no. 13923.
Height 13¾ in., 34.8 cm; Width 11⅜ in., 28.8 cm
Collection of Lionel (1943-2017) and Danielle Fournier.
Christie's Paris, 12th December 2018, lot 18.
Sotheby's New York, 18th September 2023, lot 145.
The mandala depicts Red Amitabha in the center, surrounded by eight emanations within the mandala palace, with the Four Guardian Kings in the outer quadrants together with deities and lamas, a Sakya order lineage in the upper register and in the left of the lower register, together with ritual offerings, Mahakala, Vaishravana and Sri Devi.