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A thangka of Vajrabhairava, Tibet, 18th century

Auction Closed

March 21, 04:25 PM GMT

Estimate

8,000 - 12,000 USD

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A thangka of Vajrabhairava

Tibet, 18th century

西藏 十八世紀 獨雄大威德金剛黑唐卡


distemper on cloth

Himalayan Art Resources item no. 61579.

HAR編號61579


Height 10¾ in., 27.7 cm; Width 8¾ in., 22.6 cm

J.A.N. Replica Handbags , London, late 1980s/early 1990s.

The meditation deity Vajrabhairava is depicted in solitary form, Ekavira, without his consort Vajravetali, with Yama Dharmaraja and Chamundi on a buffalo below, and surrounded by a mounted retinue. The painting is finely executed with gold line and colored highlights on a black ground, nag thang, a traditional format for the depiction of Tibetan wrathful deities.