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A large thangka depicting Simhamukha, Inner Mongolia, 18th century

Estimate

8,000 - 12,000 USD

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Description

Himalayan Art Resources item no. 2761.


distemper on cloth


66 by 37 in., 168 by 94 cm

Compare the beaded necklace interspersed with triple gems within large circular lotus form settings, with the jewellery of circa 1700 Dolonnor style gilt copper statues from Chahar, Inner Mongolia, now in the Folens Museum Etnografiska, Stockholm, see Rhie and Thurman, Wisdom and Compassion: The Sacred Art of Tibet, London, 1991, pp. 144-45.