A BLACK-GROUND THANGKA OF YAMANTAKA, 19TH-20TH... Lot n° 43
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A BLACK-GROUND THANGKA OF YAMANTAKA, 19TH-20TH CENTURY
Tibet. Distemper and gold on cloth. Mounted and framed behind glass. Yamantaka is standing in pratyalidhasana on various divinities and animals atop a lotus base with incised scroll, a flaming mandorla behind him. He embraces his consort with his main hands, each holding a karttrika and kapala. His other thirty-two hands radiate around his body holding various attributes. He wears a mala of severed heads and jewelry. His bullhead displays a ferocious facial expression, six other heads frame the central one and are topped with two more heads surrounded by his flaming hairdo.
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and minimal creasing. The frame in excellent condition.
Provenance: From a private collection in Hungary.
Dimensions: Image size 23.4 x 29.5 cm, Size incl. frame 35.5 x 44.5 cm
Yamantaka (Sanskrit) or Vajrabhairava (Tibetan) is the "destroyer of death" in Vajrayana Buddhism. Of the several deities in this Buddhist pantheon that are named Yamantaka, the most well-known belongs to the Anuttarayoga Tantra class of deities popular within the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism.
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