SADBHUJA MAHAKALA THANGKA IN A GUNGVAARA (SHRINE)

Description:

Outer Mongolia, 19th ct.
Schrein 26,8 x 23,5 cm
Painted vermilion, ornaments in gold and pigments, protective metal corners; small thangka: tempera on cotton fabric. Small worship thangka with the powerful six-armed protector Mahakala.
North German private collection, assembled prior 2007
Traces of age, wear, slightly solied