A THANGKA DEPICTING A KING OF SHAMBHALA (MANJUSHRIKIRTI) TIBET, NARTHANG STYLE, 18TH/19TH CENTURY |

Manjushrikirti richly adorned in undulating silk brocaded robes of green, orange blue and gold, wearing gold pendant earrings and an embellished gold crown affixed with jewels, with right hand held in vitarka mudra and his left hand holding manuscripts wrapped with a khata, seated in a three-quarter pose on a orange painted throne within a palace complex in the clouds, with Dharmaraja Sureshana seated directly above, Heruka Kalachakra pictured in the upper left, blue in color with consort are staged on a floating lotus base with billowing pink clouds above, at the bottom is a protector red in color and riding on a horse, all set within a landscape rich in flowers and foliage Himalayan Art Resources item no. 89151.

Acquired between 1959-2005.

In good overall condition. With abrasion, creasing and accretion throughout. Minor areas of water damage in the lower left corner. No restoration.
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For similar compositional comparisons, see the one in the Tibet House Museum, New Delhi, on Himalayan Art Resources item no. 71922 and in the Rubin Museum of Art collection, see Himalayan Art Resources item no. 132. See also Hugo E. Kreiger, Tibetan Painting, The Jucker Collection, Boston, 2001, p. 84, no. 27.