94. TANGKA REPRÉSENTANT AMOGHAPASA Tibet, XIXe siècle A THANGKA OF AMOGHAPASA Tibet, 19th century Distemper on cloth Himalayan Art Resources item no. 1985 63 x 41.5 cm (24 3/4 x 16 3/8 in) 西藏 十九世紀 不空羂索觀音唐卡 Amoghapasa represents a tantric form of Avalokiteshvara and refers to a compassionate, unfailing lasso which saves all sentient beings from suffering and into a state of ecstatic enlightenment. The present work's composition and palette are reminiscent of a thangka of Rakta Lokeshvara from the Rubin Museum of Art, New York (F.1996.12.1; HAR 449).