Thanka Buddha's life.
Fantastic late 18th early 19 century Tibetan paint work. outer borders 19th century.
Collected by Robert Napier in 1860 in the second opium wars he collected many Buddhist things they remained in the family home till this year 2020
$1,400
600 x 980mm
18x27''
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"Buddha"
sitting on the lotus early 19th century, head the top what you find in Thai & Angkor Wat the round symbol and fabric detail hand engraved with a push tool after hand filing, that would fitted in the hand and carful push to make this detail, the round symbol would be the person or family in the round symbol is what we know as the Greek key it symbol the flow of life it’s the symbol of winding rivers found on early temples, the round circle monn or crest of the family or person that sponsored the making of the piece.$1,200
215mm apr
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