十七世紀晚期 半托迦尊者唐卡

the arhat Panthaka seated crosslegged with left hand in sharanagamanamudra, the raised right hand holding Panthaka's identifying attribute, a religious text, the attendant Dharmatala raising an offering of flowers to the arhat in the lower right, the future Buddha Maitreya standing aloft a white cloud descending from Tushita Heaven at upper left  

Acquired 1977-1980.

Painting stapled to board at perimeter (not adhered to board). Areas of rubbing, staining, water marks and accretion to painted surface overall, as visible in catalogue illustration. 2" tear to cloth at lower right, to the right of water-bearing figure. Losses to pigments overall as viewed. Exhibited in a temporary frame.
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Compare the format, based on a Yongle original, of a Qing period Panthaka in the Palace Museum, Beijing, see The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum: Tangka-Buddhist Painting of Tibet, Hong Kong, 2006, p. 198, cat. no. 183.

Himalayan Art Resources item. no. 12871.