Fine Chinese Paintings & Works of Art - 23rd November 2021
Lot 2055
A TIBETAN CARVED AND PAINTED GILT WOOD PANEL FROM A THRONE BACK
Estimate £4,000 - £6,000
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Description
A TIBETAN CARVED AND PAINTED GILT WOOD PANEL FROM A THRONE BACK
EARLY 15TH CENTURY
From a Pala style throne, decorated with gilded mythical figures including a saddled elephant on a lotus throne, a kinnari (half-bird and half-human divinity) and a vyala (leonine creature) surmounted by an attendant, sat before a Ming style foliate scroll, the border with stylised flames, mounted with a modern stand, 53cm x 18.3cm.
Provenance: Spink and Son Ltd., exhibited in 'Visions of Perfect Worlds', Spink and Son, London, 1999.