Jongen-Schleiper | Private Collections
Bonhams London (Painting. Spring, 2017) | Highlights | Inscriptions | Collection EssaySubjects & Topics:
- Teachers (15)
- Refuge Field, Gelug (6)
- Buddhas (12)
- Meditational Deities (24)
- Mandalas (5)
- Protector Deities (5)
- Controversial Paintings (2)
Of the sixty-seven paintings in the Jongen-Schleiper collection many of the compositions are interesting for a great number of reasons be it art historical or iconographic. Nearly thirty of the compositions belong to sets of paintings. Approximately thirty-nine of the compositions are solitary paintings not belonging to a painting set.
With reference to iconography the paintings can be easily divided into seven general subjects: Teachers, Refuge Fields, Buddhas, Meditational Deities, Mandalas, Protector Deities, and Controversial Paintings.
The paintings all appear to be dated from circa 1700 at the earliest to the 20th century. They span many different painting styles, predominantly Central Tibet and East Tibet, both Amdo and Kham. There are examples of New Menri style, Tashi Lhunpo Monastery style, Kham Men-sar style, Palpung Monastery style, Lhatog Khampa Gar style, and other styles from Amdo. A few of the compositions are from areas that border on the Mongolian regions of the north-east. (See the Bonhams website).
Jeff Watt 2-2017