Lot 273

THANGKA DEPICTING THE BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI WITH TWO DISCIPLES
TIBET, 17TH CENTURY

Auction: 9 May 2017 at 16:00 BST
£3,250
Description
the Buddha shown seated in meditation posture responding to the devil Mara’s challenge to his enlightenment, his right hand in earth witness gesture, his left hand in contemplation gesture carrying an alms bowl, garbed in patchwork robes, sheltered by a canopy and encircled by a green halo and a blue aureole, on each side of his throne his two great disciples Shariputra and Maudgalyayana
Dimensions
76 x 51cm
