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A THANGKA DEPICTING EKADASHAMUKHA AVALOKITESHVARA, QIANLONG PERIOD
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04月11日 晚上6点 开拍
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A THANGKA DEPICTING EKADASHAMUKHA AVALOKITESHVARA, QIANLONG PERIOD

China, 1736-1795. Distemper and gold on cloth. Finely painted, the eleven-headed and eight-armed deity standing in samabhanga atop a lotus dais. His principal hands are clasped together in anjali mudra, the secondary hands radiate around him holding the dharma wheel, a water vessel, a mala (prayer beads), a lotus blossom, and a bow and arrow, and another held in varada mudra. Flanked by a radiating mandorla and a lush green mountainous landscape with brightly colored clouds. Five dhyani buddha seated above and the lower register with Green and White Tara beside the six-armed mahakala.

Provenance: The Private Collection of Lionel and Danielle Fournier, collected in Europe during the 1970s and 1980s. Christie’s Paris, 12 December 2018, lot 34, sold for EUR 17,500 or approx. EUR 20,000 (adjusted for inflation at the time of writing). Private collection in New York, USA, acquired from the above. A private collection in France, acquired from the above. Lionel Fournier (1943-2017) was an important collector and leading expert in Buddhist art from Tibet, India, and China, traveling extensively to Buddhist monasteries. He provided the photographs for Pratapaditya Pal’s “A Buddhist Paradise, The Murals of Alchi”, Western Himalayas, 1982. In the winter of 1990-1991, the Fourniers donated a part of their collection to the Musée Guimet, the donation titled “Art ésotérique de l’Himalaya, la donation Lionel Fournier”, with a catalogue by Gilles Béguin. Both Lionel and Danielle Fournier received several awards for their generosity and work, culminating in their reception of the Knight of the Legion of Honor, the highest decoration to a civilian in France.
Condition: Good condition with minor wear, soiling, light fading, some creasing with associated minor losses, the upper left corner with water staining.

Dimensions: Image size 59 x 41 cm, Size incl. frame 77 x 55 cm

This rare painting depicts Ekadashamukha Avalokiteshvara, the cosmic form of the bodhisattva with a tower of heads and a fan of arms. The red topmost head of the deity represents Buddha Amitabha, the bodhisattva’s spiritual progenitor. The ten heads beneath symbolize the steps on the path to Buddhist enlightenment, and the principal hands held before the heart symbolically protect the ratna jewel of this enlightened state.

Literature comparison:
Compare a closely related thangka from China depicting Ekadashamukha Avalokiteshvara, 248.9 x 154.9 cm, in the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, accession number 16.386.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Sotheby’s Paris 18 December 2012, lot 29
Price: EUR 204,750 or approx. EUR 240,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A rare imperial thangka depicting Ekadashamukha Avalokiteshvara, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period, dated 1765
Expert remark: Compare an imperial example of related style with a similar lush green landscape and multi-colored clouds.

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