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A THANGKA DEPICTING A VAJRAKILA MANDALA TIBET, 16TH/17TH CENTURY |
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
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Description
- Distemper on cloth
- 59 x 53 cm
the winged, three-headed, four-legged Vajrakila with six arms clasping his consort Dipta Chakra, his principal hands holding the kila, surrounded by emanations of Vajrakila, Amitabha Buddha and entourage within the palace grounds, deities on lotus petals surrounding the mandala palace, with the eight charnel grounds and a circle of fire, Vajrasattva, Amitabha,Tara, with Padmasambhava and Nyingmapa lamas above, Mahakala, lamas and a hierarch with attendants in landscape below Himalayan Art Resources item no. 18331.
Condition
Vertical crease line through center of painting with attendant losses. Creasing and losses and accretion throughout. In good overall condition.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Compare the style and composition of this rare Nyingma mandala with a sixteenth century central Tibetan Sakya Vairochana mandala in the Rubin Museum of Art, see Marylin M. Rhie and Robert A. F. Thurman, Worlds of Transformation: Tibetan Art of Wisdom and Compassion, New York, 1999, p. 434, cat. no. 172.