A SET OF FOUR THANGKAS DEPICTING MANIFESTATIONS OF PADMASAMBHAVA, 17TH-18TH CENTURY Tibet. Distemper on cloth. Each depicting a different manifestation of Guru Rinpoche seated on a lotus base with his name inscribed in front. The paintings are consecrated to the reverse in Tibetan. Each with a silk brocade frame, mounted as hanging scrolls. Provenance: Schoettle Ostasiatica, Germany, early 1980s. German private collection, acquired from the above. Some with related old inscriptions and/or labels to back. Condition: Overall good condition with old wear, soiling, browning, tears, creases, and losses. Dimensions: Size incl. mounting ca. 95 x 54 cm (each), Image size ca. 45 x 38 cm (each) The first thangka shows Guru Pema Gyalpo, the Lotus King and first manifestation, holding a damaru; the second shows Guru Nyima Ozer, the Sunray Yogi and second manifestation, clad in a tiger skin; the third shows Guru Shakya Senge, the Undefeatable Lion and fifth manifestation, with golden skin, monastic robe, and holding an alms bowl; the fourth shows Guru Pema Jungne, Born from a Lotus and the seventh manifestation, wearing the robe and headgear of a lama. (4) Auction result comparison: Compare a related single thangka with a depiction of Padmasambhava, dated to the 18th century, at Sotheby's New York in Indian, Himalayan and Southeast Asian Works of Art on 17 March 2015, lot 1014, sold for USD 6,250. 十七至十八世紀一組四張唐卡《蓮師八變》 西藏，布面膠畫。每一張唐卡都描繪了蓮花生大士的不同化身，蓮座上刻著他的名字。 這些畫在藏族用來供奉。各有絲織錦框，作爲掛軸。 來源：德國Schoettle Ostasiatica，1980年代。德國私人收藏，購於上述收藏。有幾幅背面有舊時文字或標籤。 品相：總體品相良好，舊時磨損，汙跡，褐變，撕裂，折痕及缺損。 尺寸：每件縂95 x 54 厘米，畫面約 45 x 38 厘米 拍賣結果比較：一件十八世紀蓮花生唐卡，見紐約蘇富比Indian， Himalayan and Southeast Asian Works of Art，2015年3月17日 lot 1014，售價USD 6,250。