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A RARE AND IMPORTANT THANGKA OF GREEN TARA, EASTERN TIBET, KHAM PROVINCE, PALPUNG MONASTERY STYLE, 18TH CENTURY
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06月27日 下午5点 开拍
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A RARE AND IMPORTANT THANGKA OF GREEN TARA, EASTERN TIBET, KHAM PROVINCE, PALPUNG MONASTERY STYLE, 18TH CENTURY

Distemper on cloth, framed with blue and orange silk brocade, mounted as a hanging scroll with a wooden handle.

The painting depicts Green Tara seated on a blooming lotus pedestal, performing the gestures of teaching and wish-granting, flanked by two attendant deities. Below, a landscape unfolds with a pond and a cluster of white buildings, likely representing the Palpung Monastery.

The reverse bears an extensive Tibetan inscription above a pair of gold handprints.

Provenance: And old German private estate. German fine art trade, acquired from the above. European private collection, acquired from the above.
Condition: Good condition with old wear, minor creasing, soiling, small losses to pigments, a small area to the top left corner with staining and possibly minor touchups.

Dimensions: Image size 54 x 36 cm, Size incl. mounting 115 x 51 cm

The Palpung style emerged in the Kham region of Eastern Tibet, strongly influenced by its cultural and geographic proximity to China. This distinctive style was championed by Situ Panchen Chokyi Jungne (1700-1774), a visionary artist and scholar who integrated Chinese painting techniques, such as softer modeling, naturalistic landscapes, and delicate brushwork, into the Tibetan tradition. Centered around Palpung Monastery, the style harmonizes Chinese influences with motifs from the New Menri school, including stylized foliage, cloud formations, and ornamental flourishes. Situ Panchen not only commissioned but also painted many works himself, notably thangkas of Tara, which he offered as gifts to patrons and disciples. His 1762 offering of a White Tara thangka to the Derge ruler is a celebrated example. Notably, single-composition depictions of Green Tara in this style remain exceptionally rare, adding to the significance of this work.

Handprints such as those found on the present thangka are deeply symbolic and often serve as tangible blessings from revered teachers or lamas, embodying their spiritual presence and lineage. In Tibetan Buddhism, raised hands can also signify protection, as in the abhaya mudra. Hand-imprinted thangkas fall into several overlapping categories, including consecration tools, devotional portraits, and ritual landscapes, revealing a diversity of purposes and iconographies. Such impressions are not merely decorative; they act as living links between the viewer, the practitioner, the artist and the enlightened lineage. Thangkas bearing handprints thus function not only as visual art but also as ritual conduits, evoking presence, and protection through the imprint of touch.

Literature comparison:
See a thangka of the first Dalai Lama with handprints and footprints, Tibet, dated 1650-1750, 76.5 cm high, in the collection of the Royal Museums of Art and History, Brussels, Inventory number Ver.337.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 21 September 2022, lot 422
Price: USD 113,400 or approx. EUR 110,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A rare painting of Tara from a Palpung Tara set, Eastern Tibet, Kham Province, Palpung monastery, 18th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related manner of painting. Note the size (61.3 x 41.6 cm cm).

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拍品估价:1,500 - 3,000 欧元 起拍价格:1,500 欧元  买家佣金: 35.00%

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