Property from a Los Angeles Collector.
Two framed thangkas
Mongolia or Tibet, 18th/19th century
The first possibly depicting a white Mahakala holding a trident staff in his right hand and an elephant goad in his left as he sits upon a fabulous beast, the lower right and left corners filled with images of Kubera in his white and blue form; the second depicting the red-bodied Hayagriva with three horse heads rising amid his flaming hair beneath an image of Padmasambhava (both thangkas with extensive wear, now laid down on board and framed).
29 1/2 x 21 3/4in (72.5 x 55cm) each
The first possibly depicting a white Mahakala holding a trident staff in his right hand and an elephant goad in his left as he sits upon a fabulous beast, the lower right and left corners filled with images of Kubera in his white and blue form; the second depicting the red-bodied Hayagriva with three horse heads rising amid his flaming hair beneath an image of Padmasambhava (both thangkas with extensive wear, now laid down on board and framed).
29 1/2 x 21 3/4in (72.5 x 55cm) each
Sold for
US$ 400
inc. premium
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- Please note date should read 19th/20th century
Category: Asian Art
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