Description Seated on a lotus blossom above a throne, backed by a nimbus and aureole, with his hands in dharmacakra mudra, and set amidst a green and mountainous landscape in a Tibetochinese style of the 18th century. Arhats, monks, the Indian gods Vishnu and Brahma are assembled to the Buddhas sides and a group of musicians as well as laymen bringing offerings in front of him. The upper sky with monks within a series of pavilions against a green landscape influenced by the Eastern Tibetan style. Inscription to the reverse. Framed and glazed.
Dimensions 101 x 68 cm
Literature Published in the sales catalogue of Schoettle-Ostasiatica, Stuttgart, Tibetica 33, 1976, cat.no. 9491
Provenance Collection Gerda S?keland (1931-2019), Ruhr, Germany, acquired in 1976 at Schoettle-Ostasiatica, Stuttgart, and thence by descent
Notes VAT: Margin scheme