18TH CENTURY
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a tibetan thang.ka depicting vajrapani
18th century
Standing in pratyalidhasana on two figures on a lotus base, his raised right hand holding vajra, the left a scorpion, his angry face with bushy eyebrows, fangs, a flaming halo behind, with Padmasambhava above flanked by Hayagriva and Simhavaktra, the lower register with Rahula and two other protective deities, the reverse with various inscriptions in red and black Lantsha, dBu.can and dBu.med script
46 x 34 cm
18th century
Standing in pratyalidhasana on two figures on a lotus base, his raised right hand holding vajra, the left a scorpion, his angry face with bushy eyebrows, fangs, a flaming halo behind, with Padmasambhava above flanked by Hayagriva and Simhavaktra, the lower register with Rahula and two other protective deities, the reverse with various inscriptions in red and black Lantsha, dBu.can and dBu.med script
46 x 34 cm