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Lot 168

A FINE THANGKA OF THE 1000-ARMED AVALOKITESHVARA

Estimated Value:

3.000 € - 5.000 €

Result:

incl. Premium and VAT

Description:

Tibet, 18th c.
77 × 57 cm
Fine depiction of the Bodhisattva of Mercy with eleven heads and 1000 arms, surrounded by the 21 Taras. Above him ne n Buddhas, two Bodhisattvas and four smaller depicted Gelug masters, all with gold-coloured skin. The horizontal cloud bands are filled with Tibetan inscriptions in gold. Brocade mounting.
Old German private collection, collected between 1960 and 1995 - Wear, traces of age