A FINE SILK TEXTILE DEPICTING HUTUKTU'S

Description:

China, 19th/ early 20th cent.
82 x 58,5 cm
The silk panel is divided into nine rectangular scenes separated by a border, each showing the same Hutuktu seated in vajrasana on a lotus base placed on a throne, their hands showing the dharmachakramudra holding stems of lotuses flowering along the upper arms supporting the manuscript and sword, wearing monastic garments, their faces displaying a serene expression, their heads topped with the specific bonnet and double aureoles behind.
Old Southern German private collection, assembled prior to 2000 - Very minorm traces of age