https://earlyrareantique.com Sun, 26 Jul 2026 19:44:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.1 https://earlyrareantique.com/rare-antique-tibetan-buddhist-thangka-arhat-painting-monastic-sage-early-19th-c/ https://earlyrareantique.com/rare-antique-tibetan-buddhist-thangka-arhat-painting-monastic-sage-early-19th-c/#comments Tue, 16 Jun 2026 17:38:02 +0000 https://earlyrareantique.com/rare-antique-tibetan-buddhist-thangka-arhat-painting-monastic-sage-early-19th-c/









Authentic antique Tibetan Buddhist Thangka, depicting one of the Sixteen Great Arhats (enlightened disciples of the Buddha). The hand-painted piece, executed with pigment on cotton, showcases classic Sino-Tibetan artistic influences, blending spiritual iconography with a stylized natural landscape, and delicate details. The Arhat is portrayed as a wizened sage, seated by a cave in a secluded mountain landscape wearing traditional red monastic robes, and holding a fly whisk with a long handle in his left hand. The sacred fly whisk represents purification and the sweeping away of ignorance or mental afflictions. In Tibetan Buddhist iconographic tradition, only three Arhats has this significant attribute: Angaja, Vanavasin, and Vajriputra. Positioned at the bottom right, the deer is a traditional Buddhist symbol of longevity and the Buddha’s first teaching at Deer Park. Shown at the bottom left, two geese/cranes symbolize longevity and peacefulness. A small, red Amitabha Buddha figure rests in the clouds in the upper-left corner, signifying spiritual lineage, a common innovation in Tibetan Arhat thangkas. Item: Antique Tibetan Buddhist Thangka. Angaja, Vanavasin, or Vajriputra. Set Number: The only known survivor out a set of 16 paintings. Date: Early 19th Century. Material: Pigment on Cotton. : 7.5×12.75 inches (19×15 cm). This is a delicate antique textile displaying authentic patina and wear. Significant age-related wear, including paint loss, fraying, fading, and tearing along the borders. The overall composition-including the small secondary Buddha figure-is a standard element in larger sets of sixteen Arhat thangkas. This is the only known survivor of one such set. In early Buddhism, the Sixteen Arhats were those who had followed the path taught by the Buddha, and achieved release from the cycle of birth and death, or samsara. In later Mahayana traditions, the Arhats were understood as a set group of disciples to the historical Buddha Shakyamuni, and an artistic tradition arose that depicted them as wizened sages with exaggerated features.

]]> https://earlyrareantique.com/rare-antique-tibetan-buddhist-thangka-arhat-painting-monastic-sage-early-19th-c/feed/ 0 https://earlyrareantique.com/sino-tibetan-thangka-antique-early-rare-primitive-painting-banner-cotton-scroll-2/ https://earlyrareantique.com/sino-tibetan-thangka-antique-early-rare-primitive-painting-banner-cotton-scroll-2/#comments Fri, 09 Jun 2023 19:42:46 +0000 https://earlyrareantique.com/sino-tibetan-thangka-antique-early-rare-primitive-painting-banner-cotton-scroll-2/













We are a Greek/English family-run business established in the UK in 2011. Since then we have built up a large collection of unique items, hand-picked from private collectors sales. Our choice of items is based on quality, craftsmanship, cultural interest and beauty. We research every single item and aim to provide as much information as possible about its history and provenance. We have been packing and sending items abroad for many years and have successfully delivered even the most fragile pieces including Venetian mirrors, carved chairs and arabesque tables. This Listing is for. A Rare Antique Early Sino Tibetan Primitive Painting on Cotton Scroll Thangka. Faded and old but with a lot of charm. 123 x 57 cm. Age & Use related damages and defects! Paint loss in many areas, small holes and tears at the top and bottom edges. Please see all photos. Provenance: From a German private collection, collected in the 1920s. In the summer of 2013 our shop featured in the BBC series Antiques Road Trip; we have also worked with prop-masters and costume designers in the film industry, supplying jewellery and antiques for productions such as Mr Holmes (with Ian Mckellan), Viceroy’s House (directed by Gurinder Chadha), the upcoming Disney production Maleficient II, and the TV series Downton Abbey.

]]> https://earlyrareantique.com/sino-tibetan-thangka-antique-early-rare-primitive-painting-banner-cotton-scroll-2/feed/ 0 https://earlyrareantique.com/sino-tibetan-thangka-antique-early-rare-primitive-painting-banner-cotton-scroll/ https://earlyrareantique.com/sino-tibetan-thangka-antique-early-rare-primitive-painting-banner-cotton-scroll/#comments Mon, 19 Dec 2022 20:26:05 +0000 https://earlyrareantique.com/sino-tibetan-thangka-antique-early-rare-primitive-painting-banner-cotton-scroll/













We are a Greek/English family-run business established in the UK in 2011. Since then we have built up a large collection of unique items, hand-picked from private collectors sales. Our choice of items is based on quality, craftsmanship, cultural interest and beauty. We research every single item and aim to provide as much information as possible about its history and provenance. We have been packing and sending items abroad for many years and have successfully delivered even the most fragile pieces including Venetian mirrors, carved chairs and arabesque tables. This Listing is for. A Rare Antique Early Sino Tibetan Primitive Painting on Cotton Scroll Thangka. Faded and old but with a lot of charm. 123 x 57 cm. Age & Use related damages and defects! Paint loss in many areas, small holes and tears at the top and bottom edges. Please see all photos. Provenance: From a German private collection, collected in the 1920s. In the summer of 2013 our shop featured in the BBC series Antiques Road Trip; we have also worked with prop-masters and costume designers in the film industry, supplying jewellery and antiques for productions such as Mr Holmes (with Ian Mckellan), Viceroy’s House (directed by Gurinder Chadha), the upcoming Disney production Maleficient II, and the TV series Downton Abbey. This item is in the category “Antiques\Asian/Oriental Antiques\Tibetan”. The seller is “nasiaauctionsuk” and is located in this country: GB. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Primary Material: Textile
• Antique: Yes
• Original/Repro: Antique Original
• Product: Painting/Scroll
• Region of Origin: Tibetan
• Country of Origin: Tibet
• Age: 1800-1849

]]> https://earlyrareantique.com/sino-tibetan-thangka-antique-early-rare-primitive-painting-banner-cotton-scroll/feed/ 0 https://earlyrareantique.com/rare-antique-early-sino-tibetan-primitive-painting-banner-cotton-scroll-thangka/ https://earlyrareantique.com/rare-antique-early-sino-tibetan-primitive-painting-banner-cotton-scroll-thangka/#comments Sun, 21 Aug 2022 13:37:17 +0000 https://earlyrareantique.com/rare-antique-early-sino-tibetan-primitive-painting-banner-cotton-scroll-thangka/













We are a Greek/English family-run business established in the UK in 2011. Since then we have built up a large collection of unique items, hand-picked from private collectors sales. Our choice of items is based on quality, craftsmanship, cultural interest and beauty. We research every single item and aim to provide as much information as possible about its history and provenance. We have been packing and sending items abroad for many years and have successfully delivered even the most fragile pieces including Venetian mirrors, carved chairs and arabesque tables. This Listing is for. A Rare Antique Early Sino Tibetan Primitive Painting on Cotton Scroll Thangka. Faded and old but with a lot of charm. 123 x 57 cm. Age & Use related damages and defects! Paint loss in many areas, small holes and tears at the top and bottom edges. Please see all photos. Provenance: From a German private collection, collected in the 1920s. In the summer of 2013 our shop featured in the BBC series Antiques Road Trip; we have also worked with prop-masters and costume designers in the film industry, supplying jewellery and antiques for productions such as Mr Holmes (with Ian Mckellan), Viceroy’s House (directed by Gurinder Chadha), the upcoming Disney production Maleficient II, and the TV series Downton Abbey. This item is in the category “Antiques\Asian/Oriental Antiques\Tibetan”. The seller is “nasiaauctionsuk” and is located in this country: GB. This item can be shipped to United Kingdom, United States, European Union, Japan, Canada, Australia.

• Primary Material: Textile
• Antique: Yes
• Original/Repro: Antique Original
• Product: Painting/Scroll
• Region of Origin: Tibetan
• Country of Origin: Tibet
• Age: 1800-1849

]]> https://earlyrareantique.com/rare-antique-early-sino-tibetan-primitive-painting-banner-cotton-scroll-thangka/feed/ 0 https://earlyrareantique.com/rare-antique-thangka-painting-cloth-tibet-buddhism-late-18th-early-19th-c/ https://earlyrareantique.com/rare-antique-thangka-painting-cloth-tibet-buddhism-late-18th-early-19th-c/#comments Fri, 22 Jun 2018 07:53:01 +0000 http://earlyrareantique.com/rare-antique-thangka-painting-cloth-tibet-buddhism-late-18th-early-19th-c/


Auctions is pleased to offer. Thangka or Devotional Painting BUDDHIST CULTURE TIBET LATE 18TH / EARLY 19TH C. 23” W x 28.5” H. Our goal is to bring the same experience and excitement of collecting that we have been delivering in-person to collectors across the Globe at. Every object we sell online has been carefully hand-selected with special attention to detail, quality, significance, and authenticity. The item “RARE ANTIQUE THANGKA PAINTING CLOTH TIBET BUDDHISM LATE 18TH / EARLY 19TH C” is in sale since Saturday, April 2, 2016. This item is in the category “Antiques\Asian Antiques\Tibet”. The seller is “gjpaw” and is located in Chicago, Illinois. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Color: Multi-Color
• Maker: Tibet
• Type: Paintings, Scrolls & Prints
• Primary Material: Painted Cloth
• Age: Pre-1800
• Region of Origin: Tibet
• Original/Reproduction: Original

]]> https://earlyrareantique.com/rare-antique-thangka-painting-cloth-tibet-buddhism-late-18th-early-19th-c/feed/ 0