A thangka of a Shambala king
Tibet, 18th/19th century
Seated in lalitasana on cushions at center, holding a chakra in his left hand and displaying vitarkamudra with his left, dressed in heavy robes and adorned with a large foliate pendant, his face tilted to his left with downcast eyes backed by a nimbus set in a palace amidst the high mountains of Shambala with monks and ascetics seated within their own courtyards, a lush landscape below with the people of Shambala fighting invading barbarians
34 1/8 x 23½ in. (86.6 x 59.6 cm.)
A thangka of a Shambala king
Tibet, 18th/19th century
Seated in lalitasana on cushions at center, holding a chakra in his left hand and displaying vitarkamudra with his left, dressed in heavy robes and adorned with a large foliate pendant, his face tilted to his left with downcast eyes backed by a nimbus set in a palace amidst the high mountains of Shambala with monks and ascetics seated within their own courtyards, a lush landscape below with the people of Shambala fighting invading barbarians
34 1/8 x 23½ in. (86.6 x 59.6 cm.)
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