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A RARe ‘NINe dRAlA bROTheRs’ ThANgKA

Tibet, 18th century. Gouache and gold on linen. Drala Tatug
Karpo, white in color, dressed as a warrior and riding a
white horse. His upraised right hand swings a whip as he
holds the reins in his left. He is surrounded by eight almost
identical drala brothers. At the very top we eventually find
the wrathful Vajrapani.

Provenance: From a Hungarian private collector.
condition: Minor losses and stains, overall good and
original condition.

Dimensions: 23 x 17.5 cm
Drala is a class of indigenous gods inhabiting the Himalayas,
Tibet and Central Asia. They are found in both the Bon and
Buddhist religions. In Tibetan Buddhism, the drala are said
to have been subjugated and then forced into the service of
Buddhism as worldly protector gods by the 8th century Indian
teacher Padmasambhava. Typically, Krodha Vajrapani, blue in
color and wrathful in appearance, is placed above drala gods
in a painted composition as is the case in the present lot. This
indicates that they are worldly gods under the watchful gaze of
the powerful Vajrapani.

稀有世間護法唐卡
西藏，十八世紀。亞麻布面水粉和金彩。白色護法身著戰袍，騎白馬，
打扮成戰士。一手緊握繮繩，一手揮動鞭子。他被八個幾乎相同的護法
兄弟包圍。在最頂端，可見威嚴的金剛手菩薩。
來源：匈牙利私人收藏
品相：輕微缺損，有污漬，整體良好，原始狀況。
尺寸：23 x 17.5 厘米
estimate euR 500,-
Starting price EUr 250,-

387
A ThANgKA OF TsONgKhAPA,
TIbeT 19Th ceNTuRy

Neatly painted in fine detail with gouache and
gold on linen, the back with six lines of Buddhist
inscriptions and a signature. Tsongkhapa, flanked
by lotus flowers supporting the sword and the
book of wisdom, is surrounded by religious
figures and deities such as the Green Tara, the
blue-skinned Medicine Buddha or the wrathful
Vajrapani.

Provenance: From a Hungarian private collector.
condition: Minor losses and stains, overall good
and original condition.
Dimensions: 27 x 21 cm

Tsongkhapa (1357–1419) is a revered Tibetan religious
philosopher, and a central figure of the Gelugpa sect
that ruled Tibet until the middle of the 20th century.
According to tradition, he is an emanation of the
Bodhisattva Manjusri, which is why we find the sword
and the book of wisdom near him.

宗喀巴唐卡，西藏，十九世紀
亞麻布面水粉和金彩，細節精美，背面有六行佛教題字和簽
名。宗喀巴兩側花朵環繞，花上有劍和智慧之書，四周圍繞
宗教人物和神靈，例如綠度母，皮膚黝黑的藥師佛或威嚴的
金剛手菩薩。
來源：匈牙利私人收藏
品相：輕微缺損，有污漬，整體良好，原始狀況。
尺寸：27 x 21 厘米
estimate euR 500,-
Starting price EUr 250,-

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