Ending 1st Mar, 2026 16:00
Olympia Timed: Islamic, Indian, Himalayan and South-East Asian Art 2026
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A THANG-KA DEPICTING FORMS OF THE BUDDHA, TIBET, 18TH CENTURY
gold with red pigment on cloth, with touches of black and white, the primary figure seated on a lotus throne, with hands in bhumisparsa and dhyana mudra, surrounded by seven tiers of smaller Buddha figures, including Vairocana, Amoghasiddhi, Amitayus and the Buddha preaching, 53 x 38cm
For a related red and gold thang-ka in the Rubin Museum, New York, depicting the fifth Dalai Lama, see inv no. F1996.29.3 (HAR506).
Provenance: From the collection of the late Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf (1909-1995), ethnologist and professor of Anthropology at SOAS
Sold for £220
gold with red pigment on cloth, with touches of black and white, the primary figure seated on a lotus throne, with hands in bhumisparsa and dhyana mudra, surrounded by seven tiers of smaller Buddha figures, including Vairocana, Amoghasiddhi, Amitayus and the Buddha preaching, 53 x 38cm
For a related red and gold thang-ka in the Rubin Museum, New York, depicting the fifth Dalai Lama, see inv no. F1996.29.3 (HAR506).
Provenance: From the collection of the late Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf (1909-1995), ethnologist and professor of Anthropology at SOAS
Auction: Olympia Timed: Islamic, Indian, Himalayan and South-East Asian Art 2026, ending 1st Mar, 2026
Timed Auction opening on 20th February 16:00 and closing on 1st March 2026 from 16:00
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