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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE NEW YORK CITY COLLECTION
A golden silk thangka of King Vaishravana riding a lion
TIBET, LATE 17TH/EARLY 18TH CENTURY
Details
A golden silk thangka of King Vaishravana riding a lion
Tibet, late 17th/early 18th century
The king seated on his lion over a lotus throne, wearing chain mail armor and various sashes, holding a mongoose spewing jewels and a chattri, backed by a nimbus and aureole and surrounded by various deities, all against a gold silk ground
Ink and watercolor on gold silk
54 x 36½ in. (137.2 x 92.7 cm.)
Tibet, late 17th/early 18th century
The king seated on his lion over a lotus throne, wearing chain mail armor and various sashes, holding a mongoose spewing jewels and a chattri, backed by a nimbus and aureole and surrounded by various deities, all against a gold silk ground
Ink and watercolor on gold silk
54 x 36½ in. (137.2 x 92.7 cm.)
Provenance
Acquired from Doris Wiener Gallery, New York City, 1982
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