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"18th century Sino-Tibetan thangka depicting Buddha Akshobhya wearing monk\u2019s robe and balancing vajra in his left hand, his right hand in \u201Ctouching the ground\u201D mudra. Akshobhya is one of the 5 Transcendent Buddhas and is the Lord of Pure Land of Abhirati in the East, usually his skin depicted as being deep blue. He is surrounded by 8 seated Buddhas, their hands in mudras identical to his. Beautifully painted with natural mineral pigments and gold on cotton, original Chinese silk brocade mounts, upper and lower sticks are present, and the thangka can be hanged or rolled for storage. Wonderful quality painting, rare icon, some expected wear, overall in great condition for a 200 years old devotional painting. Comes from old Washington DC collection. Painting size 12.5x9.75 inches (31.5x24.5 cm), mounts 24x15.5 inches (62x39 cm).\r\n"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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