A Tibetan avadana thangka of Buddha Shakyamun ...

A Tibetan avadana thangka of Buddha Shakyamuni. 18th/19th century

Buddha Shakyamuni seated in dhyanasana on a lotus base with his hands held in bhumisparsa mudra, amidst a grassy landscape filled with various compartmentalized narratives from his previous incarnations. The Avadanakalpalata, written by the 11th-century Kashmiri poet Kshemendra, forms the literary basis for this thangka. Gouache and gold on cloth. Silk mounting. Wear, stains and small repairs.

87 x 55 cm

** Provenance
Dr. W. D. Franz (1915-2005), North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

十八/十九世紀 西藏 釋迦牟尼佛本生故事唐卡

來源：德國北威州Dr. W. D. Franz 博士 (1915-2005)私人收藏，此後家族傳承