AN IMPORTANT THANGKA DEPICTING FOUR HIERARCHS OF THE NGOR LA...

Lot 120
03.11.2020 14:00UTC +00:00
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Lot 120 | AN IMPORTANT THANGKA DEPICTING FOUR HIERARCHS OF THE NGOR LA...
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£ 50 000 – 80 000
AN IMPORTANT THANGKA DEPICTING FOUR HIERARCHS OF THE NGOR LAMDRE LINEAGE

CENTRAL TIBET, FIRST HALF OF 16TH CENTURY

The painting depicts four lamas seated in two registers on lotus thrones, their red robes finely detailed in gilt. The Tibetan inscription in gilt running along the bottom identifies these four eminent figures as the second, third, fourth and sixth abbots of Ngor Monastery. The deities floating between registers are identified as Achala, Manjushri and Vajravidarana.

The panel, 29 ½ in. x 25 in. (75 cm. x 63.5 cm.)

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