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A TIBETAN BLACKGROUND THANG-KA DEPICTING YAMA AND YAMI, standing in pratyalidhasana on the bull reclining on a human being, on a lotus, his raised right hand holding danda, his left the pasa, naked except for a mala of severed heads and dharmapala-ornaments, his bull-head showing open mouth, Yami resting against his left leg, holding kapala and trisula, a flaming aureol behind, a Sa-skya-pa lama above and flanked by several lamas and monks, twelve female and male gra-lhas, all belonging to his retinue and each holding different attributes, late 18th Century
90.3 x 66.1 cm (right upper corn worn)
90.3 x 66.1 cm (right upper corn worn)
Provenance
The Property of The Nature Conservancy acquired from the Estate of Dr. Walter N. Koelz, Waterloo, Michigan, U.S.A.