11th Mar, 2022 10:00
DAY 2 - TWO-DAY AUCTION - Fine Chinese Art / 中國藝術集珍 / Buddhism & Hinduism
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A THANGKA DEPICTING A VAJRAPANI MANDALA, 16TH-17TH CENTURY
十六至十七世紀金剛手菩薩壇城唐卡
Sold for €3,539
including Buyer's Premium
Tibet. Distemper and gold on cloth. The wrathful protector striding in the center of the mandala holding a vajra in his raised right hand, surrounded by eight dakinis enclosed by lotus petals within a circle, with further deities seated to each mandala gate and each corner of the square edifice, encircled by lotus lappets and swirling clouds. The upper two corners with two Sakya patriarchs and the lower two corners with Yellow and Blue Jambhala, each on a lotus pedestal and backed by a halo.
Provenance: From a Swiss private collection. Old inventory number inscribed to back, ‘No. 3709’.
Condition: Good condition, commensurate with age and overall as expected. Wear, soiling, minor creasing, few tiny losses, possibly minuscule touch-ups. The cloth frame with wear, soiling, small tears, and minor losses.
Dimensions: Image size 36 x 30.5 cm, Size incl. mounting 73 x 39 cm
With a cloth frame and mounted as a hanging scroll.
Literature comparison: Compare a related thangka, dated 15th-16th century and depicting a mandala of Vajrapani or Vajrasattva, in the collection of the Penn Museum, object number 51-41-8.
Auction result comparison: Compare a related but slightly later thangka (55.9 x 43.2 cm), depicting a Vajra Nairatmya mandala, at Sotheby’s New York in Indian, Himalayan And Southeast Asian Art on 17 March 2015, lot 1009, sold for USD 18,750. Compare a related Amitayus mandala thangka (89 x 76 cm), dated circa 16th century, at Bonhams New York in Indian, Himalayan & Southeast Asian Art on 19 March 2019, lot 907, sold for USD 13,825.
十六至十七世紀金剛手菩薩壇城唐卡
西藏。布面描金膠畫。此幅唐卡是描繪伏魔金剛手威儀事業的壇城。伏魔金剛手菩薩位於畫幅中央，右手舉起持金剛杵，周圍八位金剛手眷屬，形成一朵蓮花的形狀。壇城四角四方護法，蓮花環繞。上兩角為薩迦祖師二祖，下兩角為黃藍財神，各自立在蓮花座上，有光背。
來源：瑞士私人收藏，背面有收藏編號“No. 3709”。
品相：狀況良好，與年齡相稱，總體符合預期。 有磨損、污漬、輕微摺痕、少量微小的缺損，可能有微小的修飾。布框有磨損、污漬、小撕裂、輕微缺損。
尺寸：畫面36 x 30.5 厘米, 總73 x 39 厘米
裝幀成掛軸。
拍賣結果比較：比較一件相似但更晚的金剛無我母壇城唐卡 (55.9 x 43.2 厘米) ，見紐約蘇富比Indian, Himalayan And Southeast Asian Art 2015年3月17日 lot 1009, 售價USD 18,750。比較一件相似的觀音壇城唐卡 (89 x 76 厘米)，約十六世紀，見紐約邦翰思Indian, Himalayan & Southeast Asian Art 2019年3月19日 lot 907, 售價USD 13,825。
Tibet. Distemper and gold on cloth. The wrathful protector striding in the center of the mandala holding a vajra in his raised right hand, surrounded by eight dakinis enclosed by lotus petals within a circle, with further deities seated to each mandala gate and each corner of the square edifice, encircled by lotus lappets and swirling clouds. The upper two corners with two Sakya patriarchs and the lower two corners with Yellow and Blue Jambhala, each on a lotus pedestal and backed by a halo.
Provenance: From a Swiss private collection. Old inventory number inscribed to back, ‘No. 3709’.
Condition: Good condition, commensurate with age and overall as expected. Wear, soiling, minor creasing, few tiny losses, possibly minuscule touch-ups. The cloth frame with wear, soiling, small tears, and minor losses.
Dimensions: Image size 36 x 30.5 cm, Size incl. mounting 73 x 39 cm
With a cloth frame and mounted as a hanging scroll.
Literature comparison: Compare a related thangka, dated 15th-16th century and depicting a mandala of Vajrapani or Vajrasattva, in the collection of the Penn Museum, object number 51-41-8.
Auction result comparison: Compare a related but slightly later thangka (55.9 x 43.2 cm), depicting a Vajra Nairatmya mandala, at Sotheby’s New York in Indian, Himalayan And Southeast Asian Art on 17 March 2015, lot 1009, sold for USD 18,750. Compare a related Amitayus mandala thangka (89 x 76 cm), dated circa 16th century, at Bonhams New York in Indian, Himalayan & Southeast Asian Art on 19 March 2019, lot 907, sold for USD 13,825.
十六至十七世紀金剛手菩薩壇城唐卡
西藏。布面描金膠畫。此幅唐卡是描繪伏魔金剛手威儀事業的壇城。伏魔金剛手菩薩位於畫幅中央，右手舉起持金剛杵，周圍八位金剛手眷屬，形成一朵蓮花的形狀。壇城四角四方護法，蓮花環繞。上兩角為薩迦祖師二祖，下兩角為黃藍財神，各自立在蓮花座上，有光背。
來源：瑞士私人收藏，背面有收藏編號“No. 3709”。
品相：狀況良好，與年齡相稱，總體符合預期。 有磨損、污漬、輕微摺痕、少量微小的缺損，可能有微小的修飾。布框有磨損、污漬、小撕裂、輕微缺損。
尺寸：畫面36 x 30.5 厘米, 總73 x 39 厘米
裝幀成掛軸。
拍賣結果比較：比較一件相似但更晚的金剛無我母壇城唐卡 (55.9 x 43.2 厘米) ，見紐約蘇富比Indian, Himalayan And Southeast Asian Art 2015年3月17日 lot 1009, 售價USD 18,750。比較一件相似的觀音壇城唐卡 (89 x 76 厘米)，約十六世紀，見紐約邦翰思Indian, Himalayan & Southeast Asian Art 2019年3月19日 lot 907, 售價USD 13,825。
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