A THANGKA DEPICTING TAKLA MEMBAR Tibet, 18th Century

A THANGKA DEPICTING TAKLA MEMBAR Tibet, 18th Century

the red wrathful deity, with arms outstretched holding a golden chakra in his right hand and a chakra of flaming iron khadga in his left, wearing a flowing scarf and a flayed human skin over the shoulders, a skull crown with flaming hair above, golden earrings and lapis necklace, a flayer tiger skin loincloth tied with a naga, and a garland of severed heads, trampling prostrate figures on a throne with a lion, a horse, an elephant, a dragon and khyung bird beneath flanking a kapala offering, with the tiger-headed protector Tag Dong Chen below flanked by Nying Du Tingnag on the left and Machen Pomra riding a lion on the right, with the four animal-headed Kings of the Directions wearing golden armour to the left and right, and surrounded by lamas, deities, mythical animals and dancing goddesses, with the multi-armed Kunzang Gyalwa Dupa, Bonpo masters and manifestations of Tagla Membar above

Himalayan Art Resources item no. 18356.
43 by 29 3/4 in. (109 by 73 cm)

Provenance:
Amy Heller, Tibetan Art: Tracing the Development of Spritual Ideals and Art in Tibet, Milan, 1999, cat. no. 115