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A THANGKA OF SYAMATARA
Qing, 18th century
Distemper on cloth, backed onto paper,
with modern linen mount.
34 x 13 1/2in (86.2 x 34.2cm)
$4,000 - 6,000
清十八世紀 綠度母唐卡
The thangka is very finely executed with
gold-tipped clouds. Lotus-borne Green Tara
rises from the stirring waters to bestow the
gestures of teaching and wish-granting, which
sprout blue lotuses by her shoulders. Above
her sit Amitayus, Ushnishavijaya, and Seven-
Eyed White Tara. Below her, Magzor Gyalmo,
the ‘Queen who Repels Armies,’ rides her
mule across an ocean of blood accompanied
by blue Makaramukha and red Simhamukha.

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