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    14 September 2010

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    • A thangka of Hevajra Nairatmya
    Lot 151

    A thangka of Hevajra Nairatmyai

    TIBET, 18TH CENTURY

    Price realised

    USD 23,750

    Estimate

    USD 6,000 - USD 8,000

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    A thangka of Hevajra Nairatmyai
    Tibet, 18th century
    The blue-skinned deities in yabyum over prostrate figures on a lotus base and backed by a flaming mandorla, he holding skullcups in his fourteen hands and she holding a skullcup and curved knife, surrounded by the Eight Goddesses from his Mandala and further figures above, all in a mountainous landscape
    Opaque pigments and gold on textile
    16¾ x 28 in. (42.5 x 71 cm.)

    Provenance

    Private Collection, Philadelphia, acquired 18 March 1967

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    Lot Essay

    The figures at top are centered by Vajradhara flanked by Saroruhavajra (lef) and Virupa (right). At the top left is Khon Konchog Gyalpo, Sachen Kunga Nyingpo and Jetsun Dragpa Gyaltsen. At the top right side are Gayadhara, Drogmi Lotsawa and Kedrub Geleg Pal Zangpo. At the bottom center is Panjarnata Mahakala, the principle protector for the Hevajra system of Tantric practice.

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    Pre-Lot Text

    PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE PHILADELPHIA COLLECTION

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