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LOT 2108
Tibetan Painted Thangka
19TH CENTURY A.D.
35 5/8 in. (239 grams, 90.5 cm high).
Depicting a vibrantly painted mandala on later backing fabric featuring a peacock bird; bar sewn into the fabric along the top edge. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex late Walter Steinberg collection.
Property of a lady, by inheritance.
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