A THANGKA DEPICTING A VAJRAKILA MANDALA Tibet, 16th/17th Century
the winged, three-headed, four-legged Vajrakila with six arms clasping his consort Dipta Chakra, his principal hands holding the kila, surrounded by emanations of Vajrakila, Amitabha Buddha and entourage within the palace grounds, deities on lotus petals surrounding the mandala palace, with the eight charnel grounds and a circle of fire, Vajrasattva, Amitabha,Tara, with Padmasambhava and Nyingmapa lamas above, Mahakala, lamas and a hierarch with attendants in landscape below
Himalayan Art Resources item no. 18331.
23 1/4 by 20 1/2 in. (59 by 53 cm)
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the winged, three-headed, four-legged Vajrakila with six arms clasping his consort Dipta Chakra, his principal hands holding the kila, surrounded by emanations of Vajrakila, Amitabha Buddha and entourage within the palace grounds, deities on lotus petals surrounding the mandala palace, with the eight charnel grounds and a circle of fire, Vajrasattva, Amitabha,Tara, with Padmasambhava and Nyingmapa lamas above, Mahakala, lamas and a hierarch with attendants in landscape below
Himalayan Art Resources item no. 18331.
23 1/4 by 20 1/2 in. (59 by 53 cm)