Large Tibetan Thangka
25 October 2022
Description

Dimensions: Height 49.5” x Width 23.5” Vivid colors has a stamp on the back

Dimensions

Height 49.5” x Width 23.5”

Provenance

had this item for over 35-40 years

Acquired from
Gallery/Dealer
For sale
Maybe
Answered within about 19 hours
By David U.
Oct 26, 09:36 UTC
Fair Market Value
$150 - $450 USD
Insurance Value $0 USD
What does this mean?

Hello Michel,

Thank you for choosing Mearto.

This is a thangka, or a Tibetan Buddhist painting on cotton, silk appliqué, usually depicting a Buddhist deity, as in this case (20th century). Thangkas are traditionally kept unframed and rolled up when not on display, mounted on a textile backing somewhat in the style of Chinese scroll paintings, with a further silk cover on the front. Most thangkas are relatively small, comparable in size to a Western half-length portrait, but some are extremely large, several metres in each dimension; these were designed to be displayed, typically for very brief periods on a monastery wall, as part of religious festivals (Height 49.5” x Width 23.5”).

Good condition.

Michel bendeck Oct 26, 23:22 UTC

Hello David,
Can you please give me narrative of websites that explains which Buddhist deity and the different images mean in this Thangka?

Thank you, Michel

Michel bendeck Nov 21, 22:27 UTC

Hello David, I have not received a response to my question: What does the subjects represents?

Thank you, Michel

David u. Nov 24, 13:45 UTC

Hello Michel, this appears to be a depiction of bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, based on the image and symbols.

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