CENTURYTibet. Gold and distemper on cloth. The eleven-headed and eight-armed bodhisattva of compassion standing with the principal hands folded together at the heart, the other forming various mudras or holding attributes, including dharmachakra, rosary, lotus, and water vessel. Richly adorned in jewelry, wearing an elaborate crown, the lower part of his body covered in fine silks.Provenance: Collection of Rapha??l Petrucci (1872-1917), and thence by descent in the same family. Rapha??l Petrucci was a French art critic, who wrote a number of books on Asian art, including Les Peintres Chinois (1912), La philosophie de la nature dans l'art d'extr?ame-orient (1910), and Les caracteristiques de la peinture japonaise (1907). Inscribed in pencil to back, 'Avalokitesvara', '21234', and '[…] Coll. R. Petrucci'.Condition: Extensive wear, soiling, and creasing, overall good condition.Dimensions: Size 51 x 36 cmAvalokiteshvara is flanked by two stupas, seated at the top center is Buddha Shakyamuni, flanked by Amitayus and Manjushri. At the bottom center are the wrathful deities Vajrapani and Mahakala. With a silk brocade frame and mounted on a stretcher.Auction result comparison: Compare with a related thangka, together with a thangka of Vajrapani, at Sotheby's Hong Kong in Chinese Art on 1-2 June 2015, lot 620, sold for HKD 75,000.十九世紀十一面觀音唐卡西藏。布面金彩膠畫。十一面八臂的慈悲菩薩雙手合十站立,其餘手臂均在體側,手持法輪、念珠、蓮花和净水瓶等法器。雙耳垂花璫,佩戴瓔珞寶珠飾品,盡顯華麗之美。著天衣,披帛裹肩繞臂。 來源:Rapha??l Petrucci(1872-1917)收藏,從那以後在同一個家族相傳。 Rapha??l Petrucci是法國一位藝術評論家,他撰寫了許多有關亞洲藝術的書籍,其中包括Les Peintres Chinois (《中國畫家》1912年), La philosophie de la nature dans l'art d'extr?ame-orient (《遠東藝術中的自然哲學》191) 以及Les caracteristiques de la peinture japonaise (《日本畫的特徵》1907)。 背面有鉛筆書寫的 'Avalokitesvara','21234',與 '[…] Coll. R. Petrucci'。 圖片:Rapha??l Petrucci, Les Peintres Chinois, 1912年第一版 品相:廣泛磨損,污漬和壓痕,總體狀況良好。 尺寸:51 x 36 厘米 拍賣結果比較:一件相近唐卡與一件金剛手菩薩唐卡見香港蘇富比Chinese Art拍場2015年6月 1-2 日 lot 620, 售價HKD 75,000.