THANGKA, färg på bomullsduk. Beijing, 1920-tal.
Fyraarmad gudinna omgiven av buddhistiskt panteon. Bilden 89,5 x 57,5 cm (135 x 78,5 cm med sidenram). A tergo förvanskad sanskrit för "Om Ah Hum".
Veck, pigmentbortfall, slitage, skador.
Proveniens
The Paul R. Wedendal Collection. Formerly in the Collection of the explorer Sven Hedin (1865-1952), Stockholm.
Litteratur
Compare: Lipton, Barbara, & Ragnus, Nima D., Treasures of Tibetan Art. Collections of the Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art, p 54-55.
Övrig information
This thangka belongs to a group of paintings, executed with great energy and spontaneity, possibly by Mongolian and/or Chinese artists associated to the Yonghegong Lama Temple in Beijing. The iconography of the figures follows classical Buddhist description, but also often have unusual depictions of Buddhas and deities. Commonly 'Om Ah Hum' is written in pseudo Sanskrit on reverse of the thangkas.