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40 Depicted in this thangka is Vajrabhairava, the furious emanation of the
A THANGKA OF VAJRABHAIRAVA Bodhisattva of Wisdom Manjushri. He is recognisable by his buffalo’s
Tibet, 18th/19th century head and multiple legs and arms embracing his consort and wielding
Distemper on cloth, framed and glazed. an impressive array of attributes.
76 x 51 cm (30 x 20 in).
From the top left clockwise is Guhyasamaja, Tsongkhapa,
西藏十八/十九世紀 大威德金剛像 Chakrasamvara, Panjara Mahakala, Kamadhatvishvari Parvati, Aghora
Mahakala (known by his Tibetan name of Begtse), Guhyasadhana
Referenced 參考: Himalayan Art Resources item no.2162 Dharmaraja, Mahasuvarna Vaishravana, as well as two forms of
Nilamahakala.
Provenance 來源: The Jongen-Schleiper Collection of Fine Thangkas
Compare with a related thangka of Vajrabhairava, 18th/19th century,
Published and Illustrated: A.Neven, Etudes D’Art Lamaique et de which was sold in our New York rooms, 17 September 2014, lot 32;
L’Himalaya, Brussels, 1978, p.25, no.10. and another, 18th century, which was sold at Sotheby’s New York,
16 September 2015, lot 402.
出版及著錄： A.Neven著，《Etudes D’Art Lamaique et de
L’Himalaya》，布魯塞爾，1978年，頁25，編號10
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