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RARE THANGKA REPRÉSENTANT CHATURMUKHA MAHAKALA

Lot 200
14.06.2023 10:30UTC +01:00
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€ 50 400
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationFrance, Paris
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ID 977743
Lot 200 | RARE THANGKA REPRÉSENTANT CHATURMUKHA MAHAKALA
Estimate value
€ 50 000 – 70 000
RARE THANGKA REPRÉSENTANT CHATURMUKHA MAHAKALA

TIBET, XVÈME SIÈCLE

Il est représenté en pratyalidhasana piétinant des divinités placées sur une base lotiforme. Il tient dans ses mains principales le karttrika et le kapala. Ses deux autres mains portent le khadga et le trishula. Il est vêtu d'une peau de tigre. Il est paré de bijoux et d'un mala de têtes coupées. Ses quatre visages sont empreints d'une expression féroce.

Dimensions de la peinture: 52 x 47,7 cm. (20 1/2 x 18 3/4 in.), encadré sous verre





Provenance

Christie's New York, 21 March 2012, lot 771.



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Post lot text

A RARE FRAMED AND GLAZED THANGKA DEPICTING CHATURMUKHA MAHAKALA
TIBET, 15TH CENTURY
Applied technique:Painted
Medium:Acrylic glass, Paper, Plastic
Place of origin:Asia, Tibet
Auction house category:All other types of objects
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