
Mark Rasmussen
International Director
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US$40,000 - US$60,000
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西藏 十七世紀 大威德金剛唐卡
This potent blackground thangka depicting Vajrabhairava and his retinue is painted with fine, spontaneous brushstrokes that convey a sense of ferocious movement and vitality. Every inch is covered with an ingenious balance of techniques and materials between the thin gold lines, washes, shading, and red and white pigments. The overall has an embroidered quality. A multitude of subjects are cleverly placed on a diagonal register receding gradually from the outstretched arm of Yama Dhamaraja at the bottom center, running to Vajrabhairava immediately above and behind, and then to the distant mountain and retinue figures near the top-left corner.
Provenance
J.A.N. Fine Art, London, late 1980s/early 1990s
Private European Collection