A THANGKA OF AVALOKITESVARA
TIBET, 18th CENTURY
£555
Auction: Islamic Art | Lots 1 to 66 | 12 June at 10am
Description
distemper and gold on cloth, with silk brocade mounts
Dimensions
120cm x 72.5cm (47 ¼in x 28 ½in)
Provenance
Former collection of Sir Carlton and Lady King; acquired in the 1920s in India.
Thence by descent.
Footnote
Note:
Sir Carlton King (1878-1954) was a chief Justice in the Indian Civil Service, who finished his career in The Delhi High Court. They lived in Lucknow, Allahabad and Delhi. Summer months were spent in Nainital on the lakes. Lady King, through her mother, was related to two well-known Indian artists’ families: the Daniells and Princeps. The Kings retired back to England, Hampshire, in the 1930s and brought the Thangka to the UK at that time.