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249 Exquisitely painted, this thangka of Magzor Gyalmo, the female Buddhist
A THANGKA OF MAGZOR GYALMO protector who repels armies, can be compared to a similar painting at the
Rubin Museum of Art (acc.no. P1999.17.1). Both paintings illustrate a complex
TIBET OR MONGOLIA, 18TH CENTURY dynamic composition heightened by exceptional fneness of line, particularly
18º x 11Ω in. (46.5 x 29.5 cm.) the rendering of the fame nimbuses, hair and textured garments. The present
work, which is painted in a lighter, more varied palette, displays an especially
$20,000-30,000 vivid depiction of the sea of swirling blood through which the goddess rides
and the three tantric oferings at bottom center, each of which overfows with
PUBLISHED blood and human remains.

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西藏或蒙古 十八世紀 吉祥天母唐卡