Sale 5108
Paris
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15 June 2004
Price realised
EUR 1,762
Estimate
THANGKA REPRESENTANT SIMHAVAKTRA TIBET, XVIIIème SIECLE La Dâkinî à tête de lion blanche représentée debout piétinant un démon, portant le collier et la couronne de crânes et brandissant le couperet et la calotte crânienne, accompagnée de ses deux acolytes, les sorcières Vyaghravaktra et Rikshavaktra ; l'encadrement en soie bleue Dimensions: 42 x 32 cm. (16½ x 12½ in.)
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A THANGKA DEPICTING SIMHAVAKTRA TIBET, 18TH CENTURY
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