Rare silkwoven Thangka of "Padmasambhava", 19th/ 20th century · Sino-Tibetan · ID: 3045511
Description
brocate borders, midnight blue / yellow silk,
“Phadmasambhava” (“Lotus-born”), also known as “Guru Rinpoche”, is depicted in his more traditional representation seated in royal posture holding a “vajra” in his right hand while his left hand holds a skull-cup containing a vase filled with the nectar of longevity and wisdom.
“Padmasambhava” is considered a manifestation of Buddha “Amitabha” and played a fundamental role in bringing Vajrayana Buddhism to Tibet in the eighth century.
The object Rare silkwoven Thangka of “Padmasambhava”, 19th/ 20th century with the object ID 3045511 was last part of the auction 91 Tribal Art Auction at March 9, 2019 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 29 achieved a sales price of EUR 2,500.
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