TANGKA EN SOIE BRODÉE DE FIL D'OR REPRÉSENTANT BOUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI
DYNASTIE QING, XVII/XVIIIE SIÈCLE
Himalayan Art Resources item no. 13817
45.5 x 34.3 cm (17 7/8 x 13 3/8 in.)
Footnotes:
A GOLD THREAD AND SILK EMBROIDERED THANGKA OF SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA
QING DYNASTY, 17TH/18TH CENTURY

Against a tranquil celeste-blue background, this intricate embroidered thangka depicts Shakyamuni Buddha at the center, seated in dhyanasana. At four corners are woven images of Manjushri and Tsongkhapa above, and Havagriva and Mahakala below, each seated against colorful rays of lights or flaming mandorlas. The patterns to the Buddha's robe, the garlands of heads on the wrathful deities, and the varied greens throughout the leaves, are well presented here.

At the Qing court and in Tibet, silk embroidered thangkas were among the most revered articles of worship. Their veneration can be traced back to the Yuan and early Ming dynasties, when large-scale imperial examples were sent as gifts to Tibetan monasteries and subsequently used in public ceremonies. Luxurious multicolored silk threads, some wrapped in gold, intertwine to create a heightened visual experience of contrast and texture.

A silk embroidered thangka of Manjushri in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (15.95.154) is attributed 17th-18th century and incorporates a similar multicolor-striped aureole around its central figure as appears behind Manjushri and Tsongkhapa. Also compare a thangka of Green Tara (Series of the Gem of Beijing Cultural Relics: Textiles and Embroidery, 2001, pl. 199), and a thangka of Ekadashamukha Avalokiteshvara (Sotheby's, New York, 10 September 2019, lot 327).

金絲刺繡釋迦牟尼唐卡
清 十七/十八世紀

這幅刺繡精美的唐卡中，釋迦牟尼佛端坐於寧靜的綠色背景中心。唐卡上方兩角見文殊菩薩和宗喀巴像繡像，下方則是馬頭明王和大黑天像，神祗身後皆映襯有彩光或火焰背光。佛陀袈裟上的花紋、忿怒相神頭上的花環，以及綠葉色調的變化皆生動地一一呈現於此。

無論在清朝宮廷還是西藏，絲織唐卡在佛教儀式中皆極受推崇。這一傳統可以追溯到元朝和明朝早期，那時，大型絲繡唐卡作為外交禮品被贈予西藏寺院，隨後用於公開儀式。奢華面料與各色絲線，以及時而出現的金線，彼此交織輝映，形成獨特的質地對比與悅目的視覺體驗。

大都會藝術博物館收藏的一幅文殊菩薩唐卡（15.95.154）亦歸為十七至十八世紀之作，其主尊背後之五彩條紋背光與此拍品文殊及宗喀巴像之表現十分相似。另可參考與一幅綠度母唐卡（見《北京文物精粹大系：織繡卷》，2001年，圖版199），以及一幅十一面千手觀音唐卡（蘇富比，紐約，2019年9月10日，拍品327）。
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Very good condition overall. This lot has been examined within its glazed frame: some surface wear including light discolouration and some small stains; some pulling of the thread and small losses of the silk, particularly on the silk mount.
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