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Art Works From South Asia To Be Auctioned in New York

March 12, 2014 by KRS Leave a Comment

Southeast Asian Works of Art for auction in NY early this month

  • Yoshitomo Tamashige a Japanese collector is exhibiting his collection of Tibetan, Indian, Himalayan and Southeast Asian art works.
  • The auction includes over 45 Thangkas, rare bronzes, sculptures and ritual objects
  • “Gems of Thangka Art” and “The World of Mandala” exhibitions were conducted in the past
  • These artefacts ranges from $40,000 upto  $4,50,000
  • Leading the sale are works from :
  1. An epic thangka depicting a King, possibly Tri Ralpachen, and of early Buddhism in Tibet from the 18th century
  2. Very fine gilt copper alloy figure Depicting Tara from the Yongle period (1403-1424)
  3. Rare copper alloy figure depicting Bodhisattva Manjushri, the oldest and most significant bodhisattva in Mahayana     Buddhist literature.

Exams Perspective:

  1. Buddhist Art & Culture

Filed Under: Current Affairs, National Tagged With: Buddhist Art and Culture

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