Property from the Estate of Nik Douglas
A wooden figure of Palden Lhamo, Tibet, 18th century
Auction Closed
March 21, 03:26 PM GMT
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Height 10¾ in., 27.3 cm
Himalayan Art Resources item no. 15007.
Collection of Moke Mokotoff (by repute).
Spink & Son Ltd., London, 31st October 1991.
This lively wooden carving of Palden Lhamo depicts her with four arms, holding a sword (now missing), a skull cup, a khatvanga staff (also missing), and with a decapitated head. She is the primary female guardian deity in Tantric Buddhism. Her saddle is a flayed human corpse with its head intact and she rides her mule through a sea of blood, as indicated by the swirling lines carved into the wooden base.
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