Scarce Used Book The Flight of the Garuda - Tibetan Budism
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Scarce Used Book The Flight of the Garuda - Tibetan Budism Provenance from the estate of a WWII veteran collector in GA.. We have included quality scans to show it's actual condition. This lot is located in Boca Raton, Fl and its shipment will be made directly by Artelisted. Shipping insurance is the responsibility of the buyer. Ask us if you want to add insurance cost. Note that if there is loss or damage due to bad handling by the transporter, this loss will be assumed only by the buyer. Enquires are welcome, do not hesitate to contact us at your convenience, we are looking to providing you with an excellent service.

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Scarce Used Book The Flight of the Garuda - Tibetan Budism Provenance from the estate of a WWII veteran collector in GA.. We have included quality scans to show it's actual condition. This lot is located in Boca Raton, Fl and its shipment will be made directly by Artelisted. Shipping insurance is the responsibility of the buyer. Ask us if you want to add insurance cost. Note that if there is loss or damage due to bad handling by the transporter, this loss will be assumed only by the buyer. Enquires are welcome, do not hesitate to contact us at your convenience, we are looking to providing you with an excellent service.

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A PAINTED WOOD ‘GARUDA’ DOOR, TIBET, 19TH CENTURY A PAINTED WOOD ‘GARUDA’ DOOR, TIBET, 19TH CENTURY Finely painted with color pigments on cloth over joined wood planks. Depicting Garuda in mid-flight with hands raised as he wrestles a slithering naga attempting to wrap itself around his neck, the deity with a bird’s lower body and a mostly human upper body and head save for the requisite beak, framed by bands of quadrilobed cartouches enclosing scrolling foliage centered by stylized lotus flowerheads. Provenance: From a private collection in England. Condition: Extensive old wear and signs of use, natural age cracks, flaking and losses to pigment, scratches, nicks, stains, and tears. Minor touchups. Dimensions: Length 168 cm, Width 72 cm According to Hindu and Buddhist stories, the giant, birdlike Garuda spends eternity killing snakelike Nagas. The feud started when both Garuda's mother and the Nagas' mother married the same husband. The husband then gave each wife one wish. The Nagas' mother asked for a thousand children. Garuda's mother wished for just two children who were superior to all of the Nagas. Their rivalry continued until Garuda's mother lost a bet and became the servant and prisoner of the Nagas' mother. Garuda was able to free his mother by stealing the nectar of immortality from the gods. But he swore vengeance for his mother's treatment and has been fighting Nagas ever since. Literature comparison: Compare a related door of a protector deity's shrine (mgon khang), Tibet, c. 1800, exhibited in the Ethnological Museum, Berlin.

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