Lot 116
  • 116

A Thangka Depicting Four Mandalas of the Vajravali Cycle

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description

  • Distemper on cloth

Provenance

Acquired between 1987—2001

Exhibited

The World of Mandala—Tamashige Tibet Collection, Okura Museum of Art, Tokyo, April 1—June 19, 2005

Literature

The World of Mandala—Tamashige Tibet Collection, Okura Museum of Art, Tokyo, 2005, p. 19, cat. no. 6   

Condition

With extant brocade border. Areas of rubbing, water staining and accretion overall. Possible areas of consolidation to pigments in upper two mandalas.
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Catalogue Note

Himalayan Art Resource no. 31231