Lot 58 Dα

A delicate painted Tibetan thangka of Padmasambhava. 18th century

The lotus-born guru seated on a lotus blossom emerging from the ocean, dressed in selected monastic garments with fine pattern grandly highlighted with gold pigments, holding a vajra, khatvanga and skull cup in his hands, attended by his Indian wife, Mandarava at his right and his Tibetan wife, Yeshe Tsogyal at his left, with Amitabha in the sky and celestial angels bearing offerings and long floating banners in the corners.
58 x 40.5 cm