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THANGKA REPRÉSENTANT PADMASAMBHAVA PEMA JUNGNE Tibet Oriental, XIXe siècle
11 June 2025, 11:30 CEST
Paris, Avenue HocheSold for €6,400 inc. premium
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THANGKA REPRÉSENTANT PADMASAMBHAVA PEMA JUNGNE
Tibet Oriental, XIXe siècle
A THANGKA OF PADMASAMBHAVA PEMA JUNGNE
Eastern Tibet, 19th century
Distemper on cloth
Himalayan Art Resources item no. 2856
Image: 72 x 52.5 cm (28 3/8 x 20 5/8 in.);
With Silks: 148 x 98 cm (58 1/4 x 38 5/8 in.)
A THANGKA OF PADMASAMBHAVA PEMA JUNGNE
Eastern Tibet, 19th century
Distemper on cloth
Himalayan Art Resources item no. 2856
Image: 72 x 52.5 cm (28 3/8 x 20 5/8 in.);
With Silks: 148 x 98 cm (58 1/4 x 38 5/8 in.)
Footnotes
Provenance:
Property from a Southern California Estate
藏東 十九世紀 蓮花生大士唐卡
來源
南加州私人遺產
This finely rendered thangka portrays Padmasambhava in his monastic form as Pema Jungne, seated in royal ease upon a grass mat within a verdant landscape. He holds a vajra and skull cup -- emblems of his tantric mastery. Flanking him are four of his principal disciples of the Nyingma lineage, including Shudbu Palgyi Sengge and Gyalwa Chogyang in the lower corners. Above Padmasambhava sits the Buddha, while Green Tara is positioned below, reinforcing the thangka's spiritual significance.
The composition is framed by a radiant aureole adorned with delicate floral motifs characteristic of the New Menri style. A comparable example of Padmasambhava (HAR 2197) illustrates similar stylistic motifs. This thangka also shows eastern painting influences of soft colour gradients, stylized clouds, and the inclusion of a red sun, which can are also evident on another Padmasambhava thangka in the Rubin Museum of Art (C2002.19.1).