A Tibetan or Bhutanese Thangka of Amithaba
西藏或不丹 無量壽佛唐卡

With a stenciled silk veil, the central Tathagata seated on a colorful lotus throne with a cup and jewel in his hands, surrounded by a spiritual entourage including three red-capped lamas below, probably Kagyu, the central figure possibly Ngawang Namgyal (1594–1651); silk mounts.

Note:
Ngawang Namgyal, known as 'The Bearded Lama', was a Tibetan Rinpoche of the Drukpa Kagyu sect who unified Bhutan as a state in the 1630s. Contested as the reincarnated throne holder of the Drukpa lineage, in 1616, facing arrest through a series of intrigues, Ngawang Namgyal left Tibet for Bhutan, and during his time there until his death in the mid-17th century, he was able to consolidate power and establish Bhutan as an independent entity.

Image 30 1/4 x 19 3/4 in., 77 x 50 cm.

Property from a private East Coast collection.

This lot is located in Philadelphia.

Provenance:

Property from a private East Coast collection.

来源：

东海岸私人收藏。

Overall 52 1/2 in., 133.5 cm, Width 35 1/2 in., 90 cm. Surface soiling; some pulls, wear, and fraying to veil; painted surface with abrasions and scattered losses, horizontal creasing, tears to upper center, tear to upper right of border

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He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1991 from the University of Virginia where he studied History and Studio Art. In 1998 he received his Master of Fine and Decorative Arts degree from Sotheby's Institute, London.

Farina moved to New York in 1999 to continue his career; first at William Doyle Galleries, a Manhattan auction house, then in 2000 at Sothebys.com in New York as a cataloguer of decorative arts. During his eight year tenure at Sotheby’s, he researched and catalogued a wide range of rare and important materials for the arcade decorative arts, fine arts, and Chinese works of art departments. In 2009, he joined Gurr Johns appraisers and art consultants as an appraiser of fine and decorative arts and as a consignment advisor. He is a member of the Appraisers Association of America, certified in Chinese works of art and general fine and decorative arts.

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A Tibetan or Bhutanese Thangka of Amithaba
西藏或不丹 無量壽佛唐卡

Image 30 1/4 x 19 3/4 in., 77 x 50 cm.

Property from a private East Coast collection.

This lot is located in Philadelphia.

Provenance:

Property from a private East Coast collection.

来源：

东海岸私人收藏。

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A Tibetan or Bhutanese Thangka of Amithaba
西藏或不丹無量壽佛唐卡

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A Tibetan or Bhutanese Thangka of Amithaba西藏或不丹 無量壽佛唐卡

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A Tibetan or Bhutanese Thangka of Amithaba
西藏或不丹無量壽佛唐卡