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41 whilst embracing the consort. The legs press down on a man, animals
A THANGKA OF VAJRABHAIRAVA and gods while he stands above a sun disc and multi-coloured lotus,
Tibet, 18th century within the orange flames of pristine awareness. He is surrounded
Distemper on cloth, with silk mount, framed and glazed. by Vajradhara, Tsongkhapa and other lineage masters, the Dharma
64 x 48 cm (25 1/8 x 18 7/8 in); protectors Mahakala and Yama Dharmaraja riding on a grey buffalo.
With silk mount: 91.7 x 66.5 cm (36 x 26 2/8 in). On the lower register are Magzor Gyalmo, Sarasvati, Vaishravana and
Setrap Chen, the wrathful emanation of Amitayus, clad as a Tibetan
西藏十八世紀 大威德金剛像 warrior.
Referenced 參考: Himalayan Art Resources item no.2212 According to the sadhana text of Phabongkha Dechen Nyingpo
(1878-1941), Vajrabhairava threatens the worldly gods, terrifying the
Provenance 來源: The Jongen-Schleiper Collection of Fine Thangkas terrible and eating human blood, grease, marrow and fat.
Vajrabhairava, the wrathful form of Manjushri, is blue in colour with A similar depiction of Vajrabhairava, surrounded by Tsongkhapa and
thirty-four hands, sixteen legs and nine faces. He holds skullcups filled other lineage masters, 18th century, in the Arthur M.Sackler Gallery,
with the essence of the Five Senses as well as various implements Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C, ref.no.S1999.5, is illustrated
on Himalayan Art Resources, item no.69614.
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