A Tibetan symbolic mandala. 19th century

A Tibetan symbolic mandala. 19th century

With a lotus flower at the centre within the walls of a palace, the forecourt with four entrances in the four cardinal directions, surrounded by four circles filled with lotus petals, charnel ground scenes, vajras and a flaming border, in a landscape setting with a lama and two bodhisattvas in the sky and three protector deities below. Gouache with details highlighted in gold on cloth. Silk mounting. Some wear.

65 x 46 cm

** Provenance
Dr. W. D. Franz (1915-2005), North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

十九世紀 西藏 曼陀羅唐卡

來源：德國北威州Dr. W. D. Franz 博士 (1915-2005)私人收藏，此後家族傳承