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A Tibetan thanka
painted and gilt with a central deity wearing elaborate robes and wide rimmed hat, holding a vajra, seated on the back of a Buddhistic lion before a flaming mandala and surrounded by further deities riding on the backs of horses and mythical animals among clouds and rockwork, another seated figure painted to the top holding attributes before a draped canopy, the details painted intricately with gilt scrolling foliage -- 18½in.(47cm) x 14¼in. (36.2cm), 18th/19th century. See Front Cover Illustration.
painted and gilt with a central deity wearing elaborate robes and wide rimmed hat, holding a vajra, seated on the back of a Buddhistic lion before a flaming mandala and surrounded by further deities riding on the backs of horses and mythical animals among clouds and rockwork, another seated figure painted to the top holding attributes before a draped canopy, the details painted intricately with gilt scrolling foliage -- 18½in.(47cm) x 14¼in. (36.2cm), 18th/19th century. See Front Cover Illustration.