ENSEMBLE DE DEUX TANGKAS REPRÉSENTANT TARA ET VAJRASATTVA TIBET, XIXE SIÈCLE Himalayan Art Resources item no. 4654 Image: 60 x 39.5 cm (23 5/8 x 15 1/2 in.), each Footnotes: TWO THANGKAS OF TARA AND VAJRASATTVA TIBET, 19TH CENTURY 西藏 十九世紀 度母唐卡及金剛薩埵唐卡二幀 Provenance: With Claude de Marteau, Brussels, by 1970s Represented in this set of two thangkas are Tara, the goddess of longevity who is depicted holding blossoming lotuses in both hands and Vajrasattva, a purification deity identified by the ritual bell at his left hip and the vajra held at his chest. The palette favors cerulean blue and emerald green, pinks, and orange, showing the deities decorated by jeweled and golden mandorlas surrounded by a retinue of golden deities. Compare their color arrangement with two thangkas of Amitayus and Buddha from the Jongen-Schleiper Collection, sold at Bonhams, London, 11 May 2017, lots 8 & 14. Also see another thangka of Green Tara with a composition consisting of a similar headdress and mandorla (HAR 72071). For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com