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A thangka of Padmasambhava in the form of Guru Dragpur, Tibet, circa 18th century | 西藏 約十八世紀 忿怒蓮師唐卡
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September 20, 03:13 PM GMT
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20,000 - 30,000 USD
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A thangka of Padmasambhava in the form of Guru Dragpur
Tibet, circa 18th century
西藏 約十八世紀 忿怒蓮師唐卡
distemper on cloth
Himalayan Art Resources item no. 8290
設色布本
HAR編號8290
Height 23⅛ in., 58.7 cm; Width 16 in., 40.8 cm
Collection of Lionel (1943-2017) and Danielle Fournier.
Christie's Paris, 12th December 2018, lot 50.
Lionel (1943-2017) 及 Danielle Fournier 伉儷收藏
巴黎佳士得2018年12月12日，編號50
Rituels tibétains : Visions secrètes du Ve Dalaï Lama, Musée Guimet, Paris, 2002, cat. no. 49.
《Rituels tibétains : Visions secrètes du Ve Dalaï Lama》，吉美博物館，巴黎，2002年，編號49
The finely drawn black-ground painting depicts the kila-bodied form of Padmasambhava holding the vajra and scorpion at center, the tip of the kila piercing a demon outstretched on a flaming triangle filled with blood, Hayagriva to the left and Vajrapani to the right, with Samantabhadra, Vajrasattva and teaching Buddha above flanked by hosts of Indian Mahasiddha and Tibetan masters, and Garuda below flanked by Ekajati and Shri Devi.