A RARE THANGKA DEPICTING THE RED TARA

Description:

Tibet, 19th c.
36 x 25,5 cm R.
Standing in tribhanga on a lotus-base rising from the holy waters with her right hand in varadamudra while the left is holding the stem of a lotus-flower, wearing sari, scarf draped around her shoulders, bejewelled, her face displaying a serene expression, double halo placed behind her and around her in two semi-arcs are kneeling on lotus-bases worshipping twelve two- and four-armed divinities. Framed under glass.
Old Berlin private collection, assembled before 1950
Wear, damages due to age