Imperial Tibetan Gold Woven Brocade Hanging of the 'One-Thousand' Buddhas

Imperial Tibetan Gold Woven Brocade Hanging of the 'One-Thousand' Buddhas
Qianlong Period
With seven rows of fifteen Buddhas, each seated in virasama on a lotus throne, woven in multi colored silks and gold thread, each wearing green and gold robes before flaming niches, the landscape setting woven in minute detail before a blue sky. 57 x 128 inches.
Provenance:
Parke-Bernet Galleries, November 5, 1964, lot 201 (illustrated)

Note:
This hanging is understood to have been presented to the emperor Qianlong by the Dalai Lama of Tibet, for the Lamaistic temple in Peking.

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