Tibetan thangka depicting Panjarnata Mahakala Gurgyi Gonpo, Protector of the Tent, 18th or 19th century, gouache on cotton, thangka 55.5 x 41.5 inches, 65 x 50 inches including silk surround, in a cherry wood frame 73 x 59 inches. Central figure dark blue wrathful Panjarnata Mahakala (Gurgyi Gonpo / Protector of the Tent), holding skull cup with blood, three bulging eyes, skull crown, lotus seat, standing, trampling a human, fiery background, top center Buddha Akshobhya, surrounded by numerous deities and lamas, including Vairocana, Vajradhara, white Mahakala, Hayagriva, Rahula, Kubera, Yamantaka, Begtse and Acala. A powerful, bold and ichnographically rich thangka, done in the ethereal nag tang style, with gold lines on black background. Himalayan Art Resources item no. 90546.

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