Lot Essay
The Thirteenth Karmapa Dudul Dorje lived 1733-1797. Bernagchen Mahakala is the principle protector deity of the Karma Kagyu Tradition of Tibetan Buddhism.
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TIBET, 18TH/19TH CENTURY
Details
A thankga of the Thirteenth Karmapa, Dudul Dorje
Tibet, 18th/19th century
The Karmapa seated on a lotus base over a throne with a table of offerings before him, wearing red and orange brocade robes and distinctive black hat, backed by a pink halo, with Vajrayogini Varahi above dancing over a prone figure, with the Tenth Shamar Rinpoche at top right and the Eighth Tai Situ at top left, Mahakala with Shri Devi astride a horse below, both backed by flaming toranas, all on a subtle landscape
Opaque pigments and gold on textile
17 x 12¼ in. (43.1 x 31.1 cm.)
Tibet, 18th/19th century
The Karmapa seated on a lotus base over a throne with a table of offerings before him, wearing red and orange brocade robes and distinctive black hat, backed by a pink halo, with Vajrayogini Varahi above dancing over a prone figure, with the Tenth Shamar Rinpoche at top right and the Eighth Tai Situ at top left, Mahakala with Shri Devi astride a horse below, both backed by flaming toranas, all on a subtle landscape
Opaque pigments and gold on textile
17 x 12¼ in. (43.1 x 31.1 cm.)
Provenance
Onno Janssens Collection, Netherlands, acquired from Nagel, Stuttgart, November 2001, lot 2535