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18th Century Qing Dynasty Chinese large gold silk embroidery Buddhist Thangka. Vertical rectangular panel, masterly seemed with metallic silk thread portraying Avalokiteshvara, Ekadashamukha (Tibetan: chen re zi, shal chu chig. English: the Eleven Faced Lord Gazing on the World): with emanations appearing in each of the six realms of existence. Peaceful in appearance, he has eleven faces and eight hands. Above that is a dark wrathful face topped with the red peaceful head of Amitabha. The two main hands are clasped at the heart. The upper right hand holds a crystal mala, second a golden Dharma wheel and the lower hand performs the mudra of generosity. The upper left hand holds a pink lotus flower, second a vase and the lower a bow and arrow. Each face is adorned with a crown and earrings. The body is further decorated with necklaces, bracelets and silks of various colours. Above a moon disc, pink lotus blossom and lion supported throne he stands wreathed in a nimbus in a courtyard before an ornate temple structure. On the upper are the five bodies of Buddhas, with one face and two hands in various mudras of meditations. Lower left is Manjusri raised his sword on right hand, on the right is standing wratful yamantaka. Two orange Lotus grew on both sides of the temple. Bordered within purple and orange ribbon, set against floral motif olive green silk, with meander wide ribbon accross the center. The bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara is the patron deity of Tibet and appears in a variety of forms both peaceful, wrathful and in large mandalas surrounded by numerous deities. As a universal symbol he represents the compassion of all buddhas of the ten directions and three times. Lord Atisha, Rinchen Zangpo and others popularized this form of the deity throughout Tibet.
Dimension: 40-1/2" H x 32-1/2" W
PROVENANCE: Private collection of W. E. Bradley of Reading, England; by inheritance, records bought from Dickins & Jones, Ltd. Regent ST & Argyl ST, London in February 1929. Bradley's family collections can be found from Lot-120- through Lot-125, and Lot-116.
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