Lot Essay
This thangka and the following lot are part of a set that would have likely totaled five in number. Coming from the Nyingma tradition, these thangkas have terma qualities that relate to secret initiations.
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TIBET, 18TH/19TH CENTURY
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A Thangka of Brown Heruka with Bardo Deities
Tibet, 18th/19th Century
The central six-armed winged deity depicted within a flaming aureole upon a lotus base surrounded by numerous ferocious and animal-headed deities in a clouded and watery landscape with swimming leopards, foxes and cranes
24½ x 17¾ in. (62.2 x 45 cm.)
Tibet, 18th/19th Century
The central six-armed winged deity depicted within a flaming aureole upon a lotus base surrounded by numerous ferocious and animal-headed deities in a clouded and watery landscape with swimming leopards, foxes and cranes
24½ x 17¾ in. (62.2 x 45 cm.)