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THE PROPERTY OF AN ENGLISH COLLECTOR
RARE THANGKA REPRESENTANT LES DIVINITES ‘BARDO’
TIBET, XVIIIEME-XIXEME SIECLE
Details
RARE THANGKA REPRESENTANT LES DIVINITES ‘BARDO’
TIBET, XVIIIEME-XIXEME SIECLE
The upper register represents Samantabhadra embracing his consort. He is seated in vajrasana on a lotus base placed on a throne. They are surrounded by Padmasambhava, various lamas and four tathagata mandalas. The lower section depicts a winged Heruka standing in pratyalidhasana on a lotus base. He is surrounded by various mandalas depicting different forms of Heruka. The reverse shows a long inscription in dBu.med script.
27½ x 19 5/8 in. (70 x 50 cm.)
TIBET, XVIIIEME-XIXEME SIECLE
The upper register represents Samantabhadra embracing his consort. He is seated in vajrasana on a lotus base placed on a throne. They are surrounded by Padmasambhava, various lamas and four tathagata mandalas. The lower section depicts a winged Heruka standing in pratyalidhasana on a lotus base. He is surrounded by various mandalas depicting different forms of Heruka. The reverse shows a long inscription in dBu.med script.
27½ x 19 5/8 in. (70 x 50 cm.)
Provenance
Acquired in London in the late 1980s
Further details
A RARE THANGKA DEPICTING BARDO DEITIES
TIBET, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
TIBET, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
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