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Large Southeast Asian Thangka, late 18th to early 19th century, watercolor, gouache, and gilt pigment on silk, depicting a central scene of four women beneath three trees, one in the act of tying a string around the trunk of the center tree, likely representing the Vat Purnima, a Hindu festival during which married women observe a fast and tie threads around a banyan tree and pray for the well-being of their husbands. The central scene is surrounded by stylized bands depicting cranes flying through a cloudy sky, top, a processional scene of bulls and a row of pink flowers, below, all surrounded by decorative scrolling foliate border. Float mounted and housed under glass in a giltwood frame. Thankga: 45" H x 39 3/4" W. Framed: 52 1/4" H x 46 3/4" W x 2 1/4" D.
PROVENANCE: The Estate of Raymond White, Nashville, Tennessee.
CONDITION: Overall very good condition with craquelure, areas of loss, largest 1" x 1/4", to painted areas.
