Tibetan thankapainted and gilt with a central standing multi-armed deity wearing long robes, a crown, jewellery and celestial scarf, holding precious objects, surrounded by five further Buddhist deities on lotus bases amongst clouds, flowers and foliage -- 16in. (40.7cm) X 11in. (28cm); another thanka painted and gilt with a similar scene of a central multi-armed, multi-headed deity on a lotus base flanked by two further Buddhist deities amongst flowers and foliage -- 17½in. (44.5cm) X 12¾in. (32.4cm); another similar, with a central Buddha surrounded by nine further deities among foliage and clouds -- 19½in. (49.5cm) X 15in. (38.2cm); another with a central seated Buddha in dhyanasana surrounded by a multitude of further smaller figures amongst cloud scrolls in a mountainous river landscape -- 27in. (68.6cm) X 20in.(50.8cm); and another thanka painted with a mandarla scene of mythical animals and Buddhist deities -- 24in. (61cm) X 18in. (45.7cm). (5)

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Tibetan thankapainted and gilt with a central standing multi-armed deity wearing long robes, a crown, jewellery and celestial scarf, holding precious objects, surrounded by five further Buddhist deities on lotus bases amongst clouds, flowers and foliage -- 16in. (40.7cm) X 11in. (28cm); another thanka painted and gilt with a similar scene of a central multi-armed, multi-headed deity on a lotus base flanked by two further Buddhist deities amongst flowers and foliage -- 17½in. (44.5cm) X 12¾in. (32.4cm); another similar, with a central Buddha surrounded by nine further deities among foliage and clouds -- 19½in. (49.5cm) X 15in. (38.2cm); another with a central seated Buddha in dhyanasana surrounded by a multitude of further smaller figures amongst cloud scrolls in a mountainous river landscape -- 27in. (68.6cm) X 20in.(50.8cm); and another thanka painted with a mandarla scene of mythical animals and Buddhist deities -- 24in. (61cm) X 18in. (45.7cm). (5)

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