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A THANGKA OF SHADBHUJA MAHAKALA This energetic composition depicts six-armed Shadbhuja Mahakala
QING, YONGHEGONG STYLE, 18TH/19TH CENTURY amid a busy scene filled with retinue deities, bodhisattvas, worldly
Distemper on cloth.
Himalayan Art Resources item no.4520 protectors, and various birds and animals. The distinctive lotus base
74 x 50.8 cm (29 1/8 x 20 in.) with pointy petals outlined with gold tendrils, and its placement within
a blood-filled triangular platform are closely related to a Simhamukha
HKD80,000 - 120,000 thangka preserved in Yonghegong (Qi, Beautiful Thangka Paintings
in Yonghegong, 2001, p.81). The painting also compares favorably
清 雍和宮風格 十八/十九世紀 六臂大黑天唐卡 to another Yonghegong-style Naro Dakini thangka with similar flame
formations, lotus base, and scalloped clouds with thick, tri-colored
outlines (see Bonhams, New York, 12-19 March 2021, lot 372).
Provenance
Private Asian Collection
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