A Tibetan Thangka of Buddha Amitabha
19TH CENTURY
painted to the center with the Buddha Amitabha seated in dhyanasana on a single lotus plinth above a recessed rectangular base, his hands folded bearing an alms bowl, wearing loose dhoti with a shawl draped over his left shoulder, backed by a blue mandala, surrounded by attendants, wrathful figures and standing deities, further enclosed by scenes of Buddha's life, all set in a mountainous landscape, framed.
oil on canvas
17 3/4 x 18 1/8 inches (image).

Property from the Collection of Mr. Anastasios Tsonis, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Provenance:
Acquired from Galerie Asboth, Antiquitaten Aus Ostasien, Vienna, May 7, 1997

Illustrated:
Das Gottliche Antlitz; Antike Thangka Aus Tibet, 16. - 19. Jahrhundert, Galerie Asboth, p. 48, no. 22