102x75 cm Condition A RARE THANG.KA DEPICTING AN EMPEROR, China, 18th/19th ct., the centre of the painting depicting a fenced and multi-roofed pavilion, the central hall with the emperor seated in European fashion on a throne holding globe, offerings in front of him, flanked by attendants, the foreground with many discussing laymen belonging to his retinue, surrounded by various scenes, each with inscription, all placed in a mountainous landscape, the upper and lower border with long inscriptions in dBu. Med script-Property from an old German private collection, assembled in the 1970'ies till 1988-Wear, minor damages due to age