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Auction archive: Lot number 18

A rare early thangka depicting Amitabha in Sukhavati, Tibet, circa 1500 | 西藏 約1500年 極樂淨土阿彌陀佛唐卡 設色布本

Estimate
€15,000 - €20,000
ca. US$15,784 - US$21,046
Price realised:
€107,100
ca. US$112,702
Auction archive: Lot number 18

A rare early thangka depicting Amitabha in Sukhavati, Tibet, circa 1500 | 西藏 約1500年 極樂淨土阿彌陀佛唐卡 設色布本

Estimate
€15,000 - €20,000
ca. US$15,784 - US$21,046
Price realised:
€107,100
ca. US$112,702
Beschreibung:

Property from the collection of Richard R. and Magdalena ErnstA rare early thangka depicting Amitabha in SukhavatiTibet, circa 1500
distemper on cloth, with hands in dhyanamudra holding a black patra, seated on a peacock throne with the bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara standing to the left and blue Mahasthamaprapta to the right, an elaborate foliate canopy above, a temple in each corner, with Buddhas, monks and adepts throughout, Sadaksari Avalokitesvara below the throne with Padmasambhava flanked by Buddhas and seated on a lotus emerging from a lotus pond beneath, a temple to either side, rivers running throughout, and all bound by a foliate and floral border beneath and to either side92 x 72 cm, 36 1/4 by 28 3/8 in.__________________________________________________________________________
Collection Richard R. et Magdalena ErnstRare tangka représentant le Bouddha Amitabha en Sukhavati, détrempe sur toile, Tibet, circa 1500__________________________________________________________________________
恩斯特伉儷收藏西藏 約1500年 極樂淨土阿彌陀佛唐卡 設色布本

Auction archive: Lot number 18
Auction:
Datum:
8 Dec 2022 - 15 Dec 2022
Auction house:
Sotheby's
34-35 New Bond St.
London, W1A 2AA
United Kingdom
+44 (0)20 7293 5000
+44 (0)20 7293 5989
Beschreibung:

Property from the collection of Richard R. and Magdalena ErnstA rare early thangka depicting Amitabha in SukhavatiTibet, circa 1500
distemper on cloth, with hands in dhyanamudra holding a black patra, seated on a peacock throne with the bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara standing to the left and blue Mahasthamaprapta to the right, an elaborate foliate canopy above, a temple in each corner, with Buddhas, monks and adepts throughout, Sadaksari Avalokitesvara below the throne with Padmasambhava flanked by Buddhas and seated on a lotus emerging from a lotus pond beneath, a temple to either side, rivers running throughout, and all bound by a foliate and floral border beneath and to either side92 x 72 cm, 36 1/4 by 28 3/8 in.__________________________________________________________________________
Collection Richard R. et Magdalena ErnstRare tangka représentant le Bouddha Amitabha en Sukhavati, détrempe sur toile, Tibet, circa 1500__________________________________________________________________________
恩斯特伉儷收藏西藏 約1500年 極樂淨土阿彌陀佛唐卡 設色布本

Auction archive: Lot number 18
Auction:
Datum:
8 Dec 2022 - 15 Dec 2022
Auction house:
Sotheby's
34-35 New Bond St.
London, W1A 2AA
United Kingdom
+44 (0)20 7293 5000
+44 (0)20 7293 5989
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