2168 THANGKA OF MANJUSRI. THANGKA DES MANJUSRI. Tibet. Ca. 18th/19th c. Colors and gold leaf on fabric. Mounted with silk as a hanging scroll, brass knobs. 43 x 30.5cm, complete size 87 x 52cm. Condition B. 文殊菩萨唐卡 西藏 約18/19世紀 画面43x30.5cm/整幅87x52cm 织布设色金箔，丝绸装裱 ，黃銅邊扣。 € 800 - 1.100 | $ 872 - 1.199 Buddhistische Kunst 2169 EXCEPTIONAL LOKESHVARA SIMHANADA. AUSSERGEWÖHNLICHER LOKESHVARA SIMHANADA. Tibet/Nepal. Dated 1599, but probably later. Copper alloy, fire gilding and residue of pigments. The Bodhisattva sitting in raja lalitasana on a lion. The right hand rests on his knee, holding a rosary, the left hand posed and holding a big lotus stem. His body is adorned with Bodhisattva jewelry, his hair is pinned up high and decorated, too. On the lotus pedestal’s back an inscription in Prachalit Newari characters: In the year 719 Nepal Sambat 1599 the father Dish Raj Shakya and his son Padma Raj Shakya make an offering to Simbha Bahan Lokeshvara on Lhhutti Purni (Day of the Full Moon). The Day of the Full Moon Rato Macchindra Nath, a reincarnation of Lokeshvara, who is also worshipped as deity of compassion or rain deity, taking a bath. Four days later, and symbolised by a giant chariot (which is shown in the photo), his two months round trip through Lalitpur (Patan) starts. Height 25cm. Condition A/B. Provenance: -Private collection Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. 不同寻常的鎏金圣观音铜像 西藏/尼泊尔 1599 款,可能更晚 高25cm 銅合金胎，鍍金部分繪畫痕跡。 来源：Schleswig-Holstein私人收藏。 € 2.000 - 2.500 | $ 2.180 - 2.725 2168
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