TIBETAN BUDDHIST WOODBLOCK PRINT | UNTITLED (AVALOKITESHVARA) | HAND-COLOURED WOODBLOCK PRINT ON
TIBETAN BUDDHIST WOODBLOCK PRINT
UNTITLED (AVALOKITESHVARA)
HAND-COLOURED WOODBLOCK PRINT ON HANDMADE PAPER
20TH CENTURY
A VIBRANT TIBETAN BUDDHIST WOODBLOCK PRINT DEPICTING THE ELEVEN-FACED, MULTI-ARMED FORM OF AVALOKITESHVARA (CHENREZIG) SEATED IN LOTUS POSITION UPON A MULTICOLORED LOTUS THRONE. THE DEITY IS SURROUNDED BY A NIMBUS AND AUREOLE, FLANKED BY FLORAL MOTIFS AND STYLIZED CLOUDS IN THE UPPER CORNERS. THE PRINT HAS BEEN CAREFULLY HAND-COLORED WITH TRADITIONAL MINERAL PIGMENTS.
Condition
Good overall condition with minor toning and handling wear to the handmade paper margin
TIBETAN BUDDHIST WOODBLOCK PRINT
UNTITLED (AVALOKITESHVARA)
HAND-COLOURED WOODBLOCK PRINT ON HANDMADE PAPER
20TH CENTURY
A VIBRANT TIBETAN BUDDHIST WOODBLOCK PRINT DEPICTING THE ELEVEN-FACED, MULTI-ARMED FORM OF AVALOKITESHVARA (CHENREZIG) SEATED IN LOTUS POSITION UPON A MULTICOLORED LOTUS THRONE. THE DEITY IS SURROUNDED BY A NIMBUS AND AUREOLE, FLANKED BY FLORAL MOTIFS AND STYLIZED CLOUDS IN THE UPPER CORNERS. THE PRINT HAS BEEN CAREFULLY HAND-COLORED WITH TRADITIONAL MINERAL PIGMENTS.
Condition
Good overall condition with minor toning and handling wear to the handmade paper margin
