Lot 1009
  • 1009

A THANGKA DEPICTING A VAJRA NAIRATMYA MANDALA Tibet, 18th Century

Estimate
20,000 - 25,000 USD
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Description

  • Distemper on cloth
the four-armed goddess Nairatmya at the center of the mandala dancing in half vajrasana with the right leg raised, holding a vajra and kapala in the secondary arms and a kartrika and khatvanga in the primary arms, the palace grounds and outer mandala with decorative foliate motif, with lotus flowers supporting offerings and auspicious emblems

Provenance

Acquired 1990—1995. 

Condition

Some creasing and losses to pigment throughout. With losses at bottom left quadrant and inpainting to board underneath. Exhibited in a temporary frame.
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Catalogue Note

Himalayan Art Resource no. 12909