THANGKA REPRESENTANT KSETRAPALAMAHAKALA

TIBET, XVIIIEME SIECLE

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THANGKA REPRESENTANT KSETRAPALAMAHAKALA
TIBET, XVIIIEME SIECLE
Il est représenté chevauchant sa monture, ses mains tiennent une lance et un kapala. Il est entouré de divinités protectrices et de lamas portant leur nom inscrit à l'or.
Dimensions: 74 x 55 cm. (29 1/8 x 21 5/8 in.), encadré

Provenance

The Private Collection of Lionel and Danielle Fournier of Himalayan Art, collected in Europe during the 1970s-1980s.

Literature

N. Bazin (ed.), Rituels tibétains: Visions secrètes du Ve Dalai Lama, Editions de la Réunion des musées nationaux, Paris 2002, plate 55.

Exhibited

Rituels tibétains: Visions secrètes du Ve Dalai Lama, Musées national des Arts asiatiques-Guimet, 5 November 2002 – 24 February 2003.

Further details

A FRAMED THANGKA DEPICTING KSETRAPALAMAHAKALA
TIBET, 18TH CENTURY

Lot Essay

Another stunning black background painting in the private collection from the late Lionel Fournier portrays the lion-headed Mahakala riding a horse accompanied by his female assistant bDud mo seng gdong ma. He is holding spear and skull cup filled with the gtor ma. The importance of this painting is enhanced as all figures are inscribed in gold giving their name. Above the central couple is placed the third Karmapa lama mKha’ spyod dbang po (1350-1405) according to Amy Heller (page 113). To his right are portrayed Samvara and Klu bdud nag po who is riding a makara and holds a serpent. At the other side are the horse-headed Hayagriva and Tsangs pa dkar po riding a horse. Just below Ksetrapalamahakala or Simhamukha Mahakala are visible the horse riding Na ra seng ha and Ma mo rdo rje ba lam with sword and bag. The lower register sees Yama riding the buffalo, Dam can on a goat, the armoured bTsan yam shud dmar po as well riding a horse and finally the blue coloured bDud gung ring brandishing a sword.

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