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A RARE THANGKA OF VAISHRAVANA RIDING A LION, TIBET, 16TH CENTURY
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2024年10月18日 开拍
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A RARE THANGKA OF VAISHRAVANA RIDING A LION, TIBET, 16TH CENTURY

Distemper and gold on cloth. Boldly and skillfully painted with the Heavenly King seated on his ferocious lion over a lotus throne, wearing chainmail armor and billowing sashes, holding a mongoose spewing jewels and a victory banner, backed by a nimbus and aureole, depicted within his palace surrounded by his equestrian retinue, the Eight Lords of the Horse (asvapati): Manibhadra, Panchika, Kubera, Bijakundalin, Jambhala, Samjneya, Purnabhadra, and Atavak. Above him stand a Mahasiddha, the blue-skinned Vajrapani, and red-skinned Mahakala. The palace garden with further guardians and protectors, musicians and dancers, monks and worshippers, animals, and offerings.

Provenance: From the Virginia and Ravi Akhoury Collection, New York, United States. Ravi Akhoury is a retired investment manager who served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at MacKay Shields in New York. He and his wife Virginia have over decades built a storied and impressive collection of South Asian and Himalayan art, driven by intuition, a discerning eye, and a deep knowledge of and passion for the region’s art.
Condition: Good condition, commensurate with age. Minor creasing, some soiling and minor staining, small losses, the gilt and pigments well-preserved.

Dimensions: Image size 61 x 44.5 cm, Size incl. frame 82.6 x 66.5 cm

Vaishravana (known in Tibetan as Namtse) is the leader of the Yaksha race and a worldly guardian worshipped as both a protector and benefactor. He, with his wife - a naga princess, lives on the north side of the lower slopes of mount Meru in the Heaven of the Four Great Kings in a sumptuous palace bathed in green emerald light. As the leader of the Four Direction Guardians, he at the head of the others, swore an oath of protection before the Buddha Shakyamuni. The stories and iconography of the Four Guardians arise primarily from the Mahayana sutras and are common to all schools of Tibetan Buddhism. Lord Atisha, amongst others, popularized the meditation practice of Vaishravana Riding a Lion in the 11th century.

Literature comparison:
Compare a later version of the same subject, dated to the 18th century, in the Rubin Museum of Art, illustrated in Himalayan Art Resources, item number 728.

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