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† A LARGE THANGKA OF SITATAPATRA, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
十八至十九世紀大型大白傘蓋佛母唐卡
Tibet. Distemper and gilt on cloth. Seated in dhyanasana atop a lotus cushion backed by a foliate mandorla and halo, her left hand holding the parasol between two fingers, the other hand lowered in abhaya mudra, wearing loose-fitting robes and billowing scarves, richly adorned with jewelry, surrounded by bodhisattvas and monks in a landscape with temples and trees, the upper margin with two groups of deities descending from the sky on clouds.
Provenance: Acquired by the father of the present owners around 1970 and thence by descent.
Condition: Good condition with some wear, creasing, abrasions, minor losses, possibly minor touchups.
Dimensions: 160 x 126 cm
Expert’s note: Thangkas depicting Sitatapatra with one head and two arms are rare, as she is much more commonly depicted in her popular 1000-headed and 1000-armed form as well as other multi-headed manifestations.
Literature comparison:
Compare a related thangka of a single-headed Sitatapatra holding the parasol, in the collection of the American Museum of Natural History, Himalayan Art Resources item number 94359.
十八至十九世紀大型大白傘蓋佛母唐卡
西藏，布面膠彩描金。佛母結跏趺座坐於蓮座上，後有光背，左手兩指夾白傘，另一手下垂施無畏印，穿著寬鬆的長袍，佩戴著華麗的瓔珞，周圍環繞著菩薩與和尚在廟宇景觀中，上邊緣有兩組神靈在雲上從天而降。
來源：現任藏家的父親購於上世紀七十年代，保存至今。
品相：狀況良好，有一些磨損、摺痕、擦傷、輕微損失以及輕微修飾。
尺寸：160 x 126 厘米
專家注釋：描繪一首兩臂大白傘蓋佛母的唐卡很少見，一般情況下是千首千臂或多首形式。
文獻比較：
比較一件相近的大白傘蓋單頭佛母，收藏於美國自然史博物館，Himalayan Art Resources，編號94359。
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