Lot 1212 , A pair of Chinese/Tibetan embroidered black satin qilin panels, late 19th/early 20th century, 144 x 44cm, worn
A pair of Chinese/Tibetan embroidered black satin 'qilin' panels, late 19th/early 20th century, 144 x 44cm, worn
Estimate £100-200
Provenance - The Pestalozzi International Foundation collection of Tibetan thangkas, Buddhist figures and ritual objects.
In 1947, the British Pestalozzi Children's Village association was founded by Dr Henry Alexander - a German, Jewish, refugee who moved to the UK before the Second World War - and Mrs Mary Buchanan - a British sociologist. In 1959 the organisation opened a 170 acre property in Sedlescombe, East Sussex to house and educate children from displaced persons camps in Europe at the end of World War II.
In 1963, twenty-two Tibetan students, along with their house parents, arrived at the village. In 1967/68 saw the last of the European students at Pestalozzi and from that point students from Tibet, India and Nepal - amongst other countries - began to arrive. The Tibetan children and their house parents rescued Buddhist thangkas (paintings) and relics from the local temples during the upheavals of the 1960s which are included in this sale. The collection also includes Buddhist figures of deities from China, Burma and Thailand. The funds raised will help Pestalozzi to continue to offer educational scholarships to children from under-privileged countries.
There are several losses to thread, several loose threads, stains, areas of discolouration. it would benefit from a clean. One of the frames has broken, the top section is missing.
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Sold for £60