A Chinese painting of Buddhist deities, dated Wanli 45th year, corresponding to 1617

ink and color on silk, depicting an assembly of gods, the first a haloed bodhisattva, adorned with a flame-crested hair ornament and ornate jewelry, the hands clasped in namaskara mudra, dressed in lotus-bordered robes beneath a surplice; adjacent is Virupaksa, the guardian king holding a stupa and bearing a spear-banner, dressed in colorful armor and garlanded with flames; below, Ushinshavijaya, bearing various attributes including a fiery chakra wheel, a ghanta, a book, a sword, and a spear-banner; adjacent, a dharma protector with a lion helmet amidst flames, garbed in ornate robes and bearing a stringed bow, a demon-attendant behind the retinue and waiving a flag, the lower right dated ‘forty-fifth year of the Wanli reign’ and inscribed with donors’ dedicatory inscription, framed.

The silk is mounted on a paper backing, and with scattered losses, age cracks and consolidation to the silk throughout, also losses to pigment and repainting throughout. The board backing, and the frame not removed for inspection. IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PURCHASERS – CHANGE OF PROPERTY LOCATION POST SALE Purchasers may pay for and pick up their purchases at our York Avenue headquarters until the close of business on the day of each respective auction. After this time, sold property will be transferred to our new offsite facility, Crozier Fine Arts, One Star Ledger Plaza, 69 Court Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102. Once property has been transferred from our York Avenue location, it will not be available for collection at Crozier Fine Arts for two business days. Crozier's hours of operation for collection are from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday-Friday. Please note, certain items of property, including jewelry, watches, silver, works on panel and items valued $10 million or more will remain at 1334 York Avenue. Invoices and statements will indicate your property's location. For more information regarding collection from our offsite facility, please visit sothebys.com/pickup.
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