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                   A BLACK GROUND PAINTING OF        PROVENANCE
                   VAJRABHAIRAVA AND VAJRAVETALI     Private collection, California
                   TIBET, 18TH CENTURY
                                                     Vajrabhairava is both a wrathful protector and a meditational deity. This
                   20Ω x 14¬ in. (52.1 x 37.1 cm.)
                                                     small painting was likely made to initiate a practitioner into the esoteric
                   $6,000-8,000                      transmission and to serve as a guide to these visualization practices.
                                                     Himalayan Art Resources (himalayanart.org), item no. 24512.
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