Pre-Valentine Wonderful Sale
Lot 19:
Description
Keywords: Tibetan art, Buddhist mandala, thangka painting, Himalayan art, ritual painting, religious textile, cosmological diagram, early 20th century Asia, Buddhist iconography, devotional artwork
NO RESERVE Tibetan thangka mandala painting, circa 1900. The composition centers on a symmetrical mandala form with a square palace enclosure surrounded by concentric rings and seated Buddhist figures arranged throughout the perimeter. Executed in mineral pigments on cloth, with a subdued palette of ochre, blue, green, and earth tones.
The mandala is framed by cloud bands, landscape elements, and multiple attendant figures, reflecting traditional Tibetan Buddhist cosmological imagery. The work demonstrates careful geometric organization and fine linear detailing consistent with ritual and devotional thangka painting practices of the period.
Measurement: Art: 19 3/4 x 15 3/4 in. (50.2 x 40 cm.), Frame: 23 3/4 x 19 in. (60.3 x 48.3 cm.) approx
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