Tibetan Buddhist Painted Textile Fragment, Gesar
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Tibetan, circa 15th century. A painting on thick fibrous organic material, possibly a fragment of a thangka, depicting 13 figures dressed in heavy drapery bearing haloes and united in a clouded heavenly setting, these figures likely a depiction of the 13 Buddhist Guardians from the Epic of King Gesar dating to the 12th century. Fragment approximate height 8.75", width 15.75". Framed approximate height 12.875", width 19.875".
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Overall very fragile and delicate, but stable as currently presented - laid down to a later backing for stability. Textile and paint losses all over, most notably to edges.
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Tibetan Buddhist Painted Textile Fragment, Gesar
Estimate $500 - $700
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