24th Nov, 2021 10:00
European & Asian Works of Art
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A THANG-KA DEPICTING A DHARMAPALA
A THANG-KA DEPICTING A DHARMAPALA, TIBET, 18TH / 19TH CENTURY
pigment with gold on cloth, the fiercesome plump tantric deity with blue body, holding a ritual chopper and skull in his raised hands, riding on a bear within a flaming aureole, a figure of Tsong ka pa floating in the clouds above, a mountainous landscape in the foreground
36 x 26cm (image)
A THANG-KA DEPICTING A DHARMAPALA, TIBET, 18TH / 19TH CENTURY
pigment with gold on cloth, the fiercesome plump tantric deity with blue body, holding a ritual chopper and skull in his raised hands, riding on a bear within a flaming aureole, a figure of Tsong ka pa floating in the clouds above, a mountainous landscape in the foreground
36 x 26cm (image)
Auction: European & Asian Works of Art, 24th Nov, 2021
