AN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE EMBROIDERED-APPLIQUE SILK BROCADE THANGKA
MING DYNASTY, 16TH/17TH CENTURY
AN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE EMBROIDERED-APPLIQUE SILK BROCADE THANGKA MING DYNASTY, 16TH/17TH CENTURY The composition is exquisitely worked with brocade, satin, and embroidered silk appliqués, some detailed with satin stitches and outlined with couched cords to accentuate outlines, the central image depicting Sakyamuni, one hand held across the lower chest and the other in vitarka mudra , gesture of the teaching of the Doctorine, the deity emanating an aureole, seated with legs crossed in vajrasana on a platform, in front of an emblem, dharmacakra , the Wheel of Buddhist Law, raised on a lotus flower base, mounted within silk brocade borders, the reverse side characteristically sealed with, and exterior covered with, yellow silk 28 x 49 1/2 in. (71.1 x 125.7 cm.) overall
AN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE EMBROIDERED-APPLIQUE SILK BROCADE THANGKA
MING DYNASTY, 16TH/17TH CENTURY
AN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE EMBROIDERED-APPLIQUE SILK BROCADE THANGKA MING DYNASTY, 16TH/17TH CENTURY The composition is exquisitely worked with brocade, satin, and embroidered silk appliqués, some detailed with satin stitches and outlined with couched cords to accentuate outlines, the central image depicting Sakyamuni, one hand held across the lower chest and the other in vitarka mudra , gesture of the teaching of the Doctorine, the deity emanating an aureole, seated with legs crossed in vajrasana on a platform, in front of an emblem, dharmacakra , the Wheel of Buddhist Law, raised on a lotus flower base, mounted within silk brocade borders, the reverse side characteristically sealed with, and exterior covered with, yellow silk 28 x 49 1/2 in. (71.1 x 125.7 cm.) overall
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