13th Dec, 2023 13:00

Fine Asian Art Holiday Sale

 
  Lot 36
 

36

A THANGKA OF A BUDDHIST STUPA, TIBET, 18th-19th CENTURY
十八至十九世紀西藏佛塔唐卡

Sold for €715

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Lot details

Gold and distemper on cloth with a silk brocade mounting. Finely painted with Buddha Shakyamuni inside a stupa seated in dhyanasana on a lotus base with his right hand lowered in bhumisparsha mudra, flanked by two Buddhas at the top and two bodhisattvas below, with offerings on the ground before the stupa, all within a verdant landscape.

Provenance: From a German private collection.
Condition: Some soiling, stains, creasing, minor tears and losses, wear to gold and pigments. The mounting with some wear, soiling, stains and a few minor tears. The gilt still well-preserved overall.

Dimensions: Size incl. mounting 52 x 34.5 cm, image size 23.5 x 20 cm

Please click here to read the full description

Literature comparison:
Compare a related thangka of Ushnishavijaya and celebration of old age (Jyatha Janko), dated 19th century, in the Rubin Museum of Art, object number F1997.17.24. Compare a related thangka of a stupa, dated 19th century, in the Garuda Virtual Museum, illustrated on Himalayan Art Resources, item number 81474.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Bonhams New York, 19 March 2019, lot 899
Estimate: USD 30,000 or approx. EUR 33,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A thangka of Ushnishavijaya, Tibet, 19th century
Expert remark: Compare the related depiction of the stupa. Note the larger size (77.5 x 58 cm).

点此阅读中文翻译 (Chinese Translation)

十八至十九世紀西藏佛塔唐卡
布面膠畫描金,絲綢錦緞裝裱。此唐卡以佛塔為中心,佛塔中釋迦牟尼佛結跏趺坐蓮像,右手觸地印。佛塔兩側上有二佛,下有二菩薩,塔前地面放著供養物,四周景色翠綠。

來源:德國私人收藏。
品相:一些汙漬、摺痕、輕微撕裂和缺損,金色和顏料有磨損。鑲座有一些磨損、汙漬和一些輕微的撕裂。總體而言,鎏金仍保存完好。

尺寸:總52 x 34.5 釐米,畫面23.5 x 20 釐米

文獻比較:
比較一件相近的十九世紀的尊勝佛母,收藏於Rubin Museum of Art,館藏編號F1997.17.24。比較一件相近的十九世紀佛塔唐卡,收藏於Garuda Virtual Museum,見Himalayan Art Resources,館藏編號81474。

拍賣結果比較:
形制:相近
拍賣:紐約邦瀚斯,2019年3月19日,lot 899
估價:USD 30,000(相當於今日EUR 33,500
描述:十九世紀西藏尊勝佛母唐卡
專家評論:比較相近的佛塔唐卡。請注意尺寸較大 (77.5 x 58 釐米)。
 

Gold and distemper on cloth with a silk brocade mounting. Finely painted with Buddha Shakyamuni inside a stupa seated in dhyanasana on a lotus base with his right hand lowered in bhumisparsha mudra, flanked by two Buddhas at the top and two bodhisattvas below, with offerings on the ground before the stupa, all within a verdant landscape.

Provenance: From a German private collection.
Condition: Some soiling, stains, creasing, minor tears and losses, wear to gold and pigments. The mounting with some wear, soiling, stains and a few minor tears. The gilt still well-preserved overall.

Dimensions: Size incl. mounting 52 x 34.5 cm, image size 23.5 x 20 cm

Please click here to read the full description

Literature comparison:
Compare a related thangka of Ushnishavijaya and celebration of old age (Jyatha Janko), dated 19th century, in the Rubin Museum of Art, object number F1997.17.24. Compare a related thangka of a stupa, dated 19th century, in the Garuda Virtual Museum, illustrated on Himalayan Art Resources, item number 81474.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Bonhams New York, 19 March 2019, lot 899
Estimate: USD 30,000 or approx. EUR 33,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A thangka of Ushnishavijaya, Tibet, 19th century
Expert remark: Compare the related depiction of the stupa. Note the larger size (77.5 x 58 cm).

点此阅读中文翻译 (Chinese Translation)

十八至十九世紀西藏佛塔唐卡
布面膠畫描金,絲綢錦緞裝裱。此唐卡以佛塔為中心,佛塔中釋迦牟尼佛結跏趺坐蓮像,右手觸地印。佛塔兩側上有二佛,下有二菩薩,塔前地面放著供養物,四周景色翠綠。

來源:德國私人收藏。
品相:一些汙漬、摺痕、輕微撕裂和缺損,金色和顏料有磨損。鑲座有一些磨損、汙漬和一些輕微的撕裂。總體而言,鎏金仍保存完好。

尺寸:總52 x 34.5 釐米,畫面23.5 x 20 釐米

文獻比較:
比較一件相近的十九世紀的尊勝佛母,收藏於Rubin Museum of Art,館藏編號F1997.17.24。比較一件相近的十九世紀佛塔唐卡,收藏於Garuda Virtual Museum,見Himalayan Art Resources,館藏編號81474。

拍賣結果比較:
形制:相近
拍賣:紐約邦瀚斯,2019年3月19日,lot 899
估價:USD 30,000(相當於今日EUR 33,500
描述:十九世紀西藏尊勝佛母唐卡
專家評論:比較相近的佛塔唐卡。請注意尺寸較大 (77.5 x 58 釐米)。

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