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A THANGKA OF A MANDALA AND A THANGKA OF
VAJRADHARA
20th century
Distemper on cloth, the first depicting a mandala with scenes from
deities’ legends; the second with a central Vajradhara and consort in
yab-yum, flanked by different animals and guarded by Garuda on his
top, framed. 48.5cm (19 1/8in) x 38.5cm (15 1/8in) and 46.5cm (18
1/4in) x 38cm (15in) (2).

£1,200 - 1,800
HK$13,000 - 19,000
CNY11,000 - 16,000
Provenance: Gift from the King of Bhutan to the owner’s grandfather,
Herbert V. Günther. The thangka is used as the cover illustration for
The Tantric View of Life, Herbert V. Günther, Shambhala Publisher,
1976.
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A THANGKA OF MAHAKALA PANJARANATHA
19th/20th century
Distemper on cloth, with central Panjaranatha Mahakala holding
a curved knife and skullcup and a gandhi stick resting across
the forearms, with a fierce expression standing atop a corpse, in
between two rows of heavenly beings, mounted on cloth. 51cm
(20in) x 38.5cm (15 1/8in)

£800 - 1,200
HK$8,500 - 13,000
CNY7,100 - 11,000

Provenance: A gift from the King of Bhutan to the owner’s
grandfather, Herbert V. Günther.
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