A BLACK-GROUND SILK THANGKA DEPICTING EKAJATI, TIBET, CIRCA 18TH CENTURY

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A BLACK-GROUND SILK THANGKA DEPICTING EKAJATI

TIBET, CIRCA 18TH CENTURY

29 ½ by 20 ¾ in. (74.9 by 52.7 cm)

the ferocious protector holding a human heart in her right hand, her outstretched left hand supporting a jackal on her index finger, surrounded by swirling smoke and flames, above sits Padmasambhava flanked by Guru Dragpo and Dechen Gyalmo, holding a bow at left is wrathful Rahula, a peaceful Tseringma stands at right, with Gonpo Maning holding a spear, Durto Lhama and Dorje Legpa riding a lion engulfed in flames all encircling below, set in a sea of blood, with Yudronma seated at the bottom left and Yangle Bar at the bottom right

Himalayan Art Resources item no. 13688.