A THANGKA OF EKADASHAMUKHA AVALOKITESHVARA Tibet, 18^th-19^th century. Gold and distemper on cloth. Finely painted with the eleven-headed, eight-armed Avalokiteshvara standing in a field amid thick clouds, a halo and foliate mandorla behind him, surrounded by six worshipping monks, four of which are backed by halos.

Provenance: English trade.
Condition: Fair condition with old wear, soiling, abrasions and losses as expected and commensurate with age. Still presenting remarkably well overall.

Dimensions: Size incl. frame 94.5 x 83 cm, Image size 66 x 52.5 cm

Mounted and framed behind glass.

The bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara is the patron deity of Tibet, embodying the compassion of all the Buddhas of the ten directions and three times. In the standing form with eleven faces, he is closely associated with Lakshmi, the faces allowing him to teach all in the ten planes of existence.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Sotheby's Hong Kong, 1 June 2015, lot 620
Price: 75,000 HKD or approx. EUR 10,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A thangka of the eleven-headed Avalokitesvara and a thangka of Vajrapani, Tibet, 19^th century
Expert's remark: Note that there are two Thangka in this lot and that the depiction of Avalokiteshvara is most likely of a later date.


十一面觀音唐卡
西藏，十八至十九世紀。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。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。後有光背。四周坐著六個喇嘛。

來源：英國古玩交易市場。
品相：狀況良好，具有預期的磨損、污漬、擦傷和缺損，與年齡相稱。

尺寸：總94.5 x 83 厘米, 畫面 66 x 52.5 厘米

玻璃裝框。

拍賣結果比較：
形制：相近
拍賣：香港蘇富比， 2015年6月1日，lot 620
價格：75,000 HKD（相當於今日EUR 10,500）
描述：十九世紀西藏十一面觀音唐卡和金剛手菩薩唐卡
專家評論：請注意此拍品有兩件唐卡，其中十一面觀音唐卡年代稍晚。