A TIBETAN THANGKA DEPICTING MAHAKALA, standing in pratyalidhasana on top of human figures on a lotus throne, his hands holding attributes, wearing dharmapala ornaments, within a flaming mandorla, surrounded by angry deities, monks, graveyard scenes and Buddhistic symbols, 17th Century

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A TIBETAN THANGKA DEPICTING MAHAKALA, standing in pratyalidhasana on top of human figures on a lotus throne, his hands holding attributes, wearing dharmapala ornaments, within a flaming mandorla, surrounded by angry deities, monks, graveyard scenes and Buddhistic symbols, 17th Century
76 x 64 cm, mounted

Lot Essay

cf. G. Beguin, Art esoterique de l'Himalaya, La donation Lionel Fournier, Paris, 1990, pl. 42 and 43 for two other examples from the same serie.

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