An Eastern Tibetan thangka of Hevajra. Palpung Monastery style. 19th century
In the center, Hevajra and his consort Nairatma united in yab-yum on a lotus, framed by a flaming mandorla. The eight-headed and four-legged Yidam has eight pairs of hands, each holding a kapala in which eight deities, seven animals, and one human are enthroned. Hevajra and Nairatma wear ornate bone adornments and necklaces of skulls. The couple is surrounded by eight naked dakinis, each representing one of the eight cardinal directions. They can be identified by corresponding small gold inscriptions. Brocade mounting. Rest.
95 x 65 cm; with mounting 144 x 87 cm
A part of the proceeds will go to the Tibet House Cultural Foundation, Frankfurt and thus to the promotion and communication of traditional and modern Tibetan culture.
西藏東部 十九世紀
喜金剛唐卡
証書：波恩大學藏學家、宗教學者Gregor Verhufen的論文
來源：德國南部私人收藏
Certificate
Comes with an essay by Gregor Verhufen, Tibetologist and religious scholar at the University of Bonn
Provenance
Private collection, Southern Germany
Literature
Published in: Tibetan Art Calendar, Wisdom Publications 1991, Sommerville, August; Himalayan Art Resources, item no. 77074 and an identical thangka from the collection of Shechen Archives, see at: Himalayan Art Resources, item no. 15497