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TIBET, 18TH CENTURY
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A thangka of Chaturbhuja Mahakala
Tibet, 18th century
The protector deity seated at center in embrace with Chandika, holding a heart and skull cup in his front hands and raised sword and khatvanga in his upper hands, dressed in a white tiger skin and a green sash, the face with ferocious expression surmounted by a skull tiara, backed by an aureole of flames, surrounded by various forms of Mahakala and other deities with six Indian and Tibetan teachers above
Opaque pigments and gold on textile
25½ x 17 in. (64.8 x 43.2 cm.)
Tibet, 18th century
The protector deity seated at center in embrace with Chandika, holding a heart and skull cup in his front hands and raised sword and khatvanga in his upper hands, dressed in a white tiger skin and a green sash, the face with ferocious expression surmounted by a skull tiara, backed by an aureole of flames, surrounded by various forms of Mahakala and other deities with six Indian and Tibetan teachers above
Opaque pigments and gold on textile
25½ x 17 in. (64.8 x 43.2 cm.)
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