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A LARGE HORIZONTAL THANGKA OF TSONGKHAPA WITH BUDDHA AMITABHA AND CHATURBHUJA AVALOKITESHVARA,
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04月16日 下午5点 开拍 /14天1小时
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A LARGE HORIZONTAL THANGKA OF TSONGKHAPA WITH BUDDHA AMITABHA AND CHATURBHUJA AVALOKITESHVARA, 18TH-19TH CENTURYGold and distemper on cloth. The three main deities are each seated in dhyanasana on lotus thrones, backed by identical blue-and-gold aureoles with translucent auras. Tsongkhapa at the center, with his hands held in dharmachakra mudra and holding the stems of lotus flowers coming to full bloom at his shoulders supporting a sword and book, is joined by his students and initial successors Gyaltsab Je and Khedrub Je, all enveloped in thick swirling clouds, below Maitreya in Tushita Heaven attended by lamas and above Yama Dharmaraja, Shadbhuja Mahakala, and Magzor Gyalmo.The central deity is flanked by Buddha Amitabha on the left and Chaturbhuja Avalokiteshvara on the right, each enthroned within elaborate architectural toranas. Amitabha with hands in dhyana mudra holding a bowl, wearing gold, green and orange flowing robes with gold brocade patterns, surrounded by the Eight Great Bodhisattvas, below Vajrasattva, Buddha Shakyamuni, Vajrabhairava, and Akshobhyavajra Guhyasamaja, and above White Mahakala and White Tara.Chaturbhuja Avalokiteshvara is depicted in his Potalaka Pureland, accompanied by retinue figures, a line of Tibetan inscription with his mantra 'Om Mani Padme Hum' followed by 'Svaha' below the stupa before the entrance. A group of aspirants approach the Pureland from a bridge held by a stone image of a monkey, true to traditional Tibetan lore thought to have arisen miraculously as a manifestation of Avalokiteshvara's compassion, and visualizing practitioners' transition from the ordinary world of competition—i.e. craving and frustration—to Potalaka's compassionate environment. The Pureland is surrounded by Chakrasamvara, Vairocana, Manjushri, and Vajrapani above as well as Green Tara and Jambhala below.Provenance: A private collection in Switzerland. Condition: Good condition overall with expected wear, staining and soiling, little creasing and one central fold, scattered flaking to pigments with associated touchups, few minute losses, and fraying to edges. Dimensions: Image size 71 x 115.5 cm, Size incl. frame 75.5 x 120 cmMounted and framed behind glass. (2)This thangka is remarkable both for its rare horizontal format and for the complex multi-figure composition it presents. The horizontal format is highly unusual within Tibetan painting, where vertical, mandala-centered compositions predominate. Here, the lateral extension creates a sense of panoramic vastness, inviting the viewer to read the image almost as a sacred landscape, a celestial realm unfolding across space rather than converging toward a single axis. This format may have been intended for display above a temple altar or within a monastic assembly hall, allowing multiple practitioners to view and venerate the deities simultaneously. The composition's expansive breadth thus mirrors its spiritual ambition. The horizontal format follows compositions commonly painted on walls in monastic chapels and were popular within the Gelug order since at least the 18th century. The format was possibly inspired by the imperial Qing workshop, producing examples which are held in the Beijing Palace Museum (see Wang [ed.], Zangchuan Fojiao Tangka, Hong Kong, 2006, pp. 262-285, nos. 240-263).Literature comparison:Compare a closely related thangka included in the exhibition Into the Sacred City: Tibetan Buddhist Deities from the Theos Bernard Collection, Blanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas, Austin, 16 September 2012-13 January 2013. Compare a closely related thangka depicting Avalokiteshvara flanked by Tsongkhapa and Amitayus, dated late 18th-early 19th century, 103.5 × 164.5 cm, in the Brooklyn Museum, accession number 1991.238.Auction result comparison: Type: Closely relatedAuction: Bonhams London, 6 November 2025, lot 355Price: GBP 19,200 or approx. EUR 22,500 converted at the time of writing: A large thangka of Avalokiteshvara with Gautama Buddha and Green Tara, 19th centuryExpert remark: Compare the closely related format, composition, and manner of painting. Note the size (75 x 130.5 cm).Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Christie's New York, 12 September 2012, lot 574 Price: USD 18,750 or approx. EUR 22,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing : A large thangka of Amitabha with Avalokiteshvara and Green Tara, Tibet, 18th century Expert remark: Compare the closely related format, composition, and manner of painting. Note the size (65.4 x 124.8 cm).

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