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A RARE THANGKA WITH A PROTECTIVE TALISMAN CHART, SIDPAHO, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
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04月11日 晚上6点 开拍
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A RARE THANGKA WITH A PROTECTIVE TALISMAN CHART, SIDPAHO, 18TH-19TH CENTURY

Tibet. The upper register with a red horse containing a wheel, surrounded by roundels enclosing symbols of the Eight Trigrams and Buddhist emblems, as well as a dragon, tiger, lion, and Garuda, all against a blue ground with dense swirling clouds. The lower register with the Cosmic Turtle containing a circular zodiac chart with the twelve signs encircling a central star enclosing trigrams and the nine magic numbers (me wa gu), flanked by two smaller turtles with kalachakras, below Manjushri flanked by Vajrapani to the left and Avalokiteshvara to the right, with the kalachakra in the upper lefthand corner and the nine numeric squares (sme-ba) in the upper righthand corner.

Inscriptions: Below each register is a lengthy inscription with Tibetan mantras. The lower register further with vertically written protective seals. Identifying inscriptions throughout.

Provenance: London trade. From a private collection in Hampstead.
Condition: Overall good condition with old wear, browning, staining, minor losses, creasing, soiling, rubbing, the silk back with tears, losses, and loose threads.

Dimensions: Image size 86.7 x 62 cm, Size incl. frame 102 x 76 cm

Ink and gouache on cloth, with a silk backing and perspex frame. Original cloth borders are mounted to the reverse of the stretcher. (2)

This rare type of painting is known as Sidpaho. As both an instructional tool and auspicious talisman, the stylized astrological chart brings good fortune to all those who see, display, or possess it. The painting is a congregation of astrological, calendar, and primary element symbols.

Literature comparison:
Compare a related thangka of a protective talisman chart, Tibet, dated to the 19th century, in the collection of Tibet House, New York, illustrated on Himalayan Art Resources, item no. 90729. Compare a related thangka of a protective astrological chart, Tibet, dated late 18th to early 19th century, in the Rubin Museum of Art, object number C2006.71.11.

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