Osian's Auction Catalogue Indian Antiquities Modern Contemporary Fine Arts and Books | April 2017

Indian Antiquities Modern Contemporary Fine Arts & Books | 49 20 Anonymous, Tibetan School A Polychromed Terracotta Tsa Tsa of Lama Namkha Gyaltsen Polychromed Terracotta, c.1750 / 18th century Height 7.0 in (Height 17.7 cm) Lama Namkha Gyaltsen (1326-1401) was a Kadam / Nyingma teacher of Tsongkhapa, founder of the Geluga School. It was Namkha Gyaltsen that first started the belief that Tsongkhapa was an emanation of the Bodhisattva Manjushri. Various meditation traditions begun by Namkha Gyaltsen are still practised today. It is also said by Tsongkhapa that Namkha Gyaltsen was an emanation of the Boddhisattva Vajrapani. This clay figure is in a posture similar to the wrathful form of Vajrapani, where he holds the vajra in the raised hand and the bell turned towards the hip in the left hand. Provenance Important International Art Collection; acquired from Christie’s, New York 20th March 2008 Auction: The Scholar’s Vision- The Pal Family Collection. Formerly from the Collection of Eminent Indian, Southeast Asian & Himalayan Art & Culture Scholar & Curator Dr. Pratapaditya Pal; previously acquired from Tibet Home, Santa Monica, CA in 1999 INR 500,000 – 750,000 USD 7,460 – 11,190 21 Kishangarh School Saddhus at a Feast (Possible Interpretation of the Last Supper) Opaque pigments and gold on paper, c.1750 / mid 18th century 7.0 x 10.0 in (17.7 x 25.4 cm) Provenance Important International Art Collection; acquired from Christie’s, New York 20th March 2008 Auction: The Scholar’s Vision- The Pal Family Collection. Formerly from the Collection of Eminent Indian, Southeast Asian & Himalayan Art & Culture Scholar & Curator Dr. Pratapaditya Pal INR 1,000,000 – 1,500,000 USD 14,930 – 22,390 Lots 20-23 represent Properties formerly from the Collection of eminent Indian, Southeast Asian & Himalayan Art & Culture scholar & curator Dr. Pratapaditya Pal