A thangka depicting Shadaksari Lokeshvara


Tibet, 20th centuryThe manifestation of Avalokitesvara depicted in standard iconography consisting of princely raiment, dhyanasana posture, four arms holding a lotus and mala while clasping a jewel, backed by a bejeweled mandorla within a rainbow-colored halo and raised upon a jeweled lotus plinth fronted by auspicious offerings; all against a densely composed red ground of thirteen horizontal rows of smaller Sadaksari Lokesvara images beneath a single smaller image of Amitabha holding an alms bowl; framed and glazed. 38 1/4in (97cm) height of image exclusive of frame