A THANGKA WITH SCENES FROM THE JATAKAS, TIBET, 18TH-19TH CENTURY This work belongs to a series of scenes from the Avadanakalpalata or "108 deeds of the Lord Buddha narrated in the Jatakas", which tell the stories of the previous lives of Shakyamuni leading to his enlightenment. Provenance: From a French private collection. Condition: Extensive wear, staining and some pigment losses, creases and minor tears, some areas possibly with minuscule old touchups. Dimensions: 87 x 65 cm Painted in distemper on linen with various neatly inscribed scenes, including several students receiving teachings, all set within a delicately painted landscape in Chinese style, and large mountains in the distance. The paintings of the miniature scenes are attributable to a school of painting devised by Situ Panchen, Chokyi Jungne (1700-1774), a lama of the Karmapa order in eastern Tibet who designed the composition of a similar series. The backside with a short inscription, probably an artist signature. Literature comparison: Compare the style with a similar set of paintings in Kreijger, 2001, pp. 35-37. Auction result comparison: Compare with a closely related work at Christie's New York in Indian, Himalayan and Southeast Asian Works of Art, 15 March 2016, lot 216, sold for USD $18,750. 本生故事唐卡，西藏，十八至十九世紀 該作品屬於佛陀108故事中的一系列場景，講述了釋迦牟尼前世的故事以及他如何受到啟迪。 來源：法國私人收藏 品相：大量磨損，染色和一些色彩流失，摺痕和輕微的撕裂，有些區域的有很小的舊修飾。 尺寸：87 x 65 厘米 拍賣結果比較：一件相似唐卡2016年3月15日于紐約佳士得《印度、喜馬拉雅和東南亞工藝品》拍號 216，成交價USD $18,750。