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Two black ground thangkas of Shadbhuja Mahakala and Vajrabhairava Tibet, circa 18th century image 1
Two black ground thangkas of Shadbhuja Mahakala and Vajrabhairava Tibet, circa 18th century image 2
Lot 31

Two black ground thangkas of Shadbhuja Mahakala and Vajrabhairava
Tibet, circa 18th century

18 September 2013, 10:00 EDT
New York

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Two black ground thangkas of Shadbhuja Mahakala and Vajrabhairava

Tibet, circa 18th century
Distemper on cloth; both finely painted, very fierce, and ablaze; Shadbhuja Mahakala standing on Vinayaka holding a chopper to the scented skull cup in his primary hands surrounded by wrathful and tutelary deities; Vajrabhairava standing on a multitude of gods, animals, and humans, embraced with his consort and placing the chopper to the skullcup, with many heads and radiating arms holding many attributes.
Mahakala: Irregular, 33 1/2 x 24 3/8 in. (85.1 x 61.99 cm)
Vajrabhairava: Irregular, 29 x 24 3/8 in. (73.7 x 61.99 cm)

Footnotes

Provenance:
Property from the Hunter Museum of American Art sold to benefit future acquisitions, 1955-2013
Gift of Ely Jacques Kahn 1955

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