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THE BURKHART COLLECTION
A thangka of a wrathful deity
TIBET, CIRCA 1800
Details
A thangka of a wrathful deity
Tibet, circa 1800
Striding in alidhasana over prone figures and embracing the female deity, he adorned with a garland of skulls and a tiara, she dressed in a tiger skin, both holding a vajra and skull cup in their primary hands, within a flaming aureole, with additional deities above and animal-headed retinue figures below
25½ x 18 in. (64.8 x 45.7 cm.)
Tibet, circa 1800
Striding in alidhasana over prone figures and embracing the female deity, he adorned with a garland of skulls and a tiara, she dressed in a tiger skin, both holding a vajra and skull cup in their primary hands, within a flaming aureole, with additional deities above and animal-headed retinue figures below
25½ x 18 in. (64.8 x 45.7 cm.)
Provenance
Acquired in Zurich, 1998
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