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A FINE AND RARE PAINTING ON CLOTH DEPICTING THE SARVAVID VAIROCHANA MANDALA, TIBET, 15TH-16TH CENTURY
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A FINE AND RARE PAINTING ON CLOTH DEPICTING THE SARVAVID VAIROCHANA MANDALA, TIBET, 15TH-16TH CENTURY

The central palace houses a crowned Sarvavid Vairochana, white-skinned with four faces, seated in dhyanasana, surrounded by Buddhas, bodhisattvas, lamas, and wrathful deities, with four stupas for each cardinal direction flanked by pairs of makara, encircled by bands of multi-colored flames framing tantric and wrathful deities. Distemper and gold on cloth.

Inscriptions: To the reverse, ‘Om Ah Hum’ written repeatedly, as well as an illegible, probably dedicatory text of roughly four lines, all in red ink.

Provenance: From a Hungarian private collection.
Condition: Good condition with expected old wear, minor creasing, some soiling and discoloration, minor fraying, small losses, minute touchups. Displaying remarkably well, especially given its age of more than half a millennium.

Dimensions: Size 82.5 x 67 cm

The four corners surrounding the circular band each with a roundel depicting a central seated crowned Buddha encircled by bodhisattvas, each roundel flanked by two wrathful protectors similarly painted on a red ground. The upper register depicts a band of seated buddhas, bodhisattvas, and lamas, while the lower register depicts dancing deities.

A mandala is an aid for meditation, with the main object of veneration in the center. In an initiation ritual, the meditator slowly approaches the center and transforms his or her body and mind into that of the deity. Along the way, the meditator encounters various scenes of religious and historic significance, which aid in his or her meditational journey.

All painted mandalas are a blueprint of a three-dimensional reality. They are not only meant to show the outer cosmic and inner psychic universe but also reveal the path to an exalted state, to the inherent Buddhahood that slumbers within every being, waiting to be discovered and awakened. The ultimate essence or unifying principle represented in the form of the central deity symbolizes this perfect world.

This complex mandala illustrates the structure of our world, outer and inner, including the five directions, five elements (space, water, earth, fire, air), five aggregates (matter, sensation, perception, volition, consciousness), five inner negativities (ignorance, anger, pride, desire, and jealousy) and their opposites, the five wisdoms of an enlightened mind. The central palace is divided subtly into four colors. These colors follow the symbolism outlined in the yoga tantras, with blue in the east, yellow (faded partly to orange) in the south, red in the west, and green in the north.

Literature comparison:
Compare a related Sarvavid Vairochana mandala, dated to the 16th century, 76.2 x 71.1 cm, in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, accession number 67.833. Compare a related Sarvavid Vairochana mandala, dated to the 17th century, approximately 120 cm x 100 cm, in the Rubin Museum of Art, object number C2006.66.346.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Bonham’s New York, 19 March 2018, lot 3014
Price: USD 75,000 or approx. EUR 86,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A Raktayamari mandala, Tibet, 15th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related palatial structure, style of painting with similar predominant use of red, and the similar placement of the registers. Note the similar size (53 x 43.5 cm).

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Sotheby’s New York, 21 September 2007, lot 36
Price: USD 241,000 or approx. EUR 332,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A fine and rare painting on cloth depicting the mandala of Manjuvajra, Tibet, 15th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related palatial structure, style of painting with similar predominant use of red, and the similar placement of the registers.

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