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Lot 59

A thangka of Syamatara Protecting from the Eight Fears
Eastern Tibet, 19th century

14 September 2015, 14:00 EDT
New York

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A thangka of Syamatara Protecting from the Eight Fears

Eastern Tibet, 19th century
Rising from the prayers of a monk kneeling by the water's edge below, Green Tara sits on an unfurling lotus, under the shade of flowering trees with an attendant watering the potted plants beside her.
Image: 30 3/4 x 21 in. (78.1 x 53.4 cm); With silks: 52 x 27 3/4 in. (132.1 x 70.5 cm)

Footnotes

西藏東部 十九世紀 綠度母救八難唐卡

Counterclockwise from the top left corner, Tara manifests herself protecting against the fear of lions, fire, snakes, ghosts, water, false imprisonment, bandits & invasion, and elephants.

The composition blends elements of the Karma Gardri and New Menri styles seen in later Eastern Tibetan painting, the asymmetrical grassy landscapes and tall trees belonging to the former, the darker palette, glacial mountaintops, and rainbow ribbons typifying the latter. For thangkas of the same subject that more closely adhere to these converging styles, see Jackson, The Place of Provenance, New York, 2012, pp. 95-6, fig 5.7 & 5.8.

Referenced
HAR - himalayanart.org/items/31530

Provenance
Private Northern Californian Estate, acquired before 1970

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