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Lot 22
A RARE THANGKA OF POSSIBLY MAHASIDDHA DOMBI HERUKA
Estimated Value:
8.000 € - 12.000 €
Result:
incl. Premium and VAT
Description:
Tibet, 19th cent.84 x 59 cm / 105 x 75 cm
The centre of the painting is showing the mahasiddha seated astride a tiger trotting around, his roaring snout facing the viewer, the mahasiddha is holding a sword and blood-filled kapala, wearing dhoti, scarf floating around his shoulders, his face displaying a fierce expression, head nimbus behind, the upper register with Tsong.kha.pa with below his pupils and another lama, to his left Atisha, surrounded by many mahasiddhas, each differently executed and all placed in a mountainous landscape, framed:
Important German private collection of Tibetan art, assembled in the 1980s - Slightly stained, minor wear
