A THANGKA OF RED AMITAYUS, TIBET, 18TH CENTUR... Lot n° 32

A THANGKA OF RED AMITAYUS, TIBET, 18TH CENTURY Distemper and gold on cloth, with a silk brocade mounting. The red-skinned deity seated in dhyanasana on a lotus throne with his hands lowered in dhyanamudra holding a long life vessel, backed by a halo and surrounded by a flaming mandorla, flanked to his right by White Tara and to his left by the six-armed Ushnishavijaya holding a jewel, vajra, an arrow, and an inscribed plaque. The bodhisattvas backed by red halos and deep blue mandorlas, all above three sets of three flaming pearls and within a verdant landscape with leafy lotus, rolling hills, and swirling clouds below the sun and moon. Provenance: From a German private collection. Condition: The upper area of the painting with minor old touchups, otherwise in good condition with some old wear, soiling, few small losses, and minor creasing. Dimensions: Image size 24.8 x 19.4 cm, Size incl. mounting 54.5 x 34 cm Literature comparison:Compare a related thangka depicting red Amitayus, dated to the 18th century, in the Ferenc Hopp Museum of Eastern Asiatic Arts, illustrated in Béla Kelényi and Judit Vinkovics, Tibetan and Mongolian Buddhist Painted Scrolls, Budapest, 1995, cat. no. 46, and illustrated on Himalayan Art Resources, item no. 99154. Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Christie’s New York, 20 September 2006, lot 100 Price: USD 10,200 or approx. EUR 14,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A thangka of red Amitayus, Tibeto-Chinese, 18th century Expert remark: Note the size (40 x 76 cm).