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TIBET, CIRCA 1800
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A thangka of Red Chakrasamvara mandala
Tibet, circa 1800
Red Chakrasamvara striding in alidhasana on a lotus base holding various weapons in his radiating hands, adorned with a garland of skulls and wearing a diadem, all within a lotus blossom supporting six retinue figures, surrounded by multicolored palace walls guarded by animal-headed gatekeepers and the Four Direction deities at the corners, all within a spherical multibanded lotus blossom, with the Drugpa Kagyu lineage of teachers at the top and various deities and a possible donor figure at the bottom
Opaque pigments and gold on textile
19½ x 14¼ in. (49.7 x 36.2 cm.)
Tibet, circa 1800
Red Chakrasamvara striding in alidhasana on a lotus base holding various weapons in his radiating hands, adorned with a garland of skulls and wearing a diadem, all within a lotus blossom supporting six retinue figures, surrounded by multicolored palace walls guarded by animal-headed gatekeepers and the Four Direction deities at the corners, all within a spherical multibanded lotus blossom, with the Drugpa Kagyu lineage of teachers at the top and various deities and a possible donor figure at the bottom
Opaque pigments and gold on textile
19½ x 14¼ in. (49.7 x 36.2 cm.)
Provenance
Private Collection, Switzerland, 1971
Christie's, New York, 14 September 2010, lot 133
Christie's, New York, 14 September 2010, lot 133
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