18th Century Chinese Tibetan Buddhist Silk Kesi Thangka Tapestry of Buddha. Enclosed within geometrical borders and floral motif red brocade. Wooden framed, matted with royal-blue borders, set behind glass.
Elegant and formal in posture, golden in color, gazing forward with perfect symmetry, the hair on the head is piled. The earlobes are long and pierced from his youth spent as a prince. Both hands placed in the lap in the mudra gesture of meditation. Wearing red and orange colored patchwork robes constructed from strips of discarded cloth and uniformly dyed with common saffron. Seated with the two feet crossed in vajra posture, right over left, atop a moon disc and lotus seat, he is surrounded by radiant light of blue and orange and an areola of dark blue floral of Lotus stems and large pink blossoms. All sets against pale-yellow silk ground.

Measurements: Frame Height: 83 1/8" Width: 34 7/8"

Over all in EXCELLENT condition, with natural imperfection on the medium (paper or silk), regardless from any major damages; includes light blooms, discoloration and minor fading. Consider Normal due to the ages.

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