TANGKA REPRÉSENTANT SENGE DRADOG TIBET, XIXE SIÈCLE

TANGKA REPRÉSENTANT SENGE DRADOG
TIBET, XIXE SIÈCLEDistemper on cloth; three Tibetan characters inscription to verso, in red ink. Himalayan Art Resources item no. 4655 Image: 63.5 x 41.5 cm (25 x 16 in.)

A THANGKA OF SENGE DRADOGTIBET, 19TH CENTURY西藏 十九世紀 獅吼蓮師唐卡Provenance:With Claude de Marteau, Brussels, by 1970sDepicted within a rolling, verdant landscape is the wrathful, manifestation of Padmasambhava as Guru Senge Dradog (the Lion's Roar), indicated by the presence of the same great teacher seated high above the clouds while enclosed within a paradise of flowers. The following work's spacious background and bold, figural outlining relate closely to a thangka of Begtse Chen, sold at Bonhams, London, 11 May 2017, lot 47, and a thangka of Green Tara (HAR 657), linking the style of the present lot to Palpung Monastery.