A THANGKA DEPICTING PROBABLY A TATHAGATA

Description:

Tibet, 17th/ 18th cent.
68 x 49 cm, R.
Seated in vajrasana on a lotus base placed on a throne, his hands placed in front of his chest holding the chakra, wearing dhoti, scarf draped around his shoulders, bejewelled, his face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes, his hair combed in a chignon secured with a tiara, head and body halo behind and surrounded by sixteen rows of minute figures of Buddha Shakyamuni, framed and glazed
Old Berln private collection, according to the owner assembled before 2000 - Wear, traces of age