A captivating Tibetan thangka of the Outer Yama Dharmaraja. Distemper and gold on cotton. 18th century

A captivating Tibetan thangka of the Outer Yama Dharmaraja. Distemper and gold on cotton. 18th century A wrathful, buffalo-headed emanation of Manjushri with his consort Chamundi, surrounded by flames, stepping in pratyalidhasana on a water buffalo, which lies on a human-like figure atop a lotus. He holds a skull sceptre and a lassoI in his hands; his consort holds a kapala and a skull-topped trident. Above them appears the blue Vajradhara, flanked by Tsongkhapa and the Fifth Dalai Lama; the sky and landscape are filled with a further sixteen wrathful deities carrying various attributes, some mounted. Framed and glazed. Image 91.5 x 60.5 cm; frame 97.7 x 66.7 cm

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97,7 × 66,7 cm