Description:
Bodhisattva Thangka, Tibet, 19th/20th century, seated in royal ease posture with her left leg down and her hands in dhyana mudra, riding on an elephant standing sideways behind a rock table with offerings, three other deities seated on white clouds above, color on cloth, gilt details, taped to a Plexiglas frame, painting sight size 15 5/8 x 10 3/8 in.
Estimate $700-900
not examined out of plexiglass; severe buckling, tear to a corner, loss of details from flaking pigment and gold, and taped onto tear in the back.
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TibetSuhyung Kim
Director, Asian Works of Art
508-970-3263
Helen Eagles
Deputy Director, Asian Works of Art
508-970-3132
Asian Works of Art
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