A THANKA OF YAMANTAKA-VAJRABRAIRAVA

TIBET, 19TH CENTURY

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A THANKA OF YAMANTAKA-VAJRABRAIRAVA
TIBET, 19TH CENTURY
DEPICTING THE BUFFALO-HEADED WRATHFUL DEITY IN A FLAMING AUREOLE WITH THIRTY-TWO ARMS RADIATING AROUND HIM CARRYING VARIOUS ATTRIBUTES, HIS PRIMARY HANDS HOLDING A RITUAL CHOPPER AND A SKULL CUP, HIS FEET TRAMPLING ON ANIMALS, BIRDS AND OTHER DEITIES, WEARING A GARLAND OF SEVERED HUMAN HEADS, SURROUNDED BY SIX SEATED PEACEFUL BUDDHIST DEITIES IN NICHES SET UPON LOTUS THRONES AMIDST A GREEN MOUNTAINOUS LANDSCAPE WITH VARIOUS GUARDIAN FIGURES BELOW
32 X 23 IN. (78.6 X 58.4 CM.)