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1814 x 1112 in. (46.5 x 29.5 cm.)
Literature
Himalayan Art Resource, item no. 24312.
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Lot Essay

Exquisitely painted, this thangka of Magzor Gyalmo, the female Buddhist protector who repels armies, can be compared to a similar painting at the Rubin Museum of Art (acc.no. P1999.17.1). Both paintings illustrate a complex dynamic composition heightened by exceptional fineness of line, particularly the rendering of the flame nimbuses, hair and textured garments. The present work, which is painted in a lighter, more varied palette, displays an especially vivid depiction of the sea of swirling blood through which the goddess rides and the three tantric offerings at bottom center, each of which overflows with blood and human remains.

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