A THANGKA DEPICTING NARTAKARAKTA VAISHRAVANA TIBET, CIRCA 17TH CENTURY |

the multi-armed armour-clad form of Vaishravana seated on a cloud-borne dragon within a temple setting Himalayan Art Resources item no. 89164.

Sotheby's New York, March 28, 2006, lot 86. 
Acquired between 1959-2005.

Hugo E. Kreijger, Tibetan Painting, The Jucker Collection, Boston, 2001, p. 104, no. 37b.

In good overall condition. With some buckling and minor abrasions throughout particularly in the lower corners on both sides. Some wear and loss to blue pigment on architectural detail on the left side of the painting. Mounted in original brocade.
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For a full discussion of the iconography see Kreijger, 2001, p.104, no. 37b.