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Six-armed Mahakala, Tibetan Buddhist/Mongolian thangka painting. Six-armed Mahakala Tib. mahakala with one face in the shadbhuja type Tib. mgon po phyag drug pa, on a lotus base with six acolytes — five demons around and a lama at the top center. Iconography includes knives, skulls, blood, demons, panthers, elephants, lotus throne, and mantras. 19th century, Mongolia. Scroll thangka; height 39 cm, width 28 cm., A worn painted scene on a dark background shows a central large figure seated on an ornate platform surrounded by swirling cloud- and flame-like motifs and a few smaller figures clustered around the base and sides; the palette includes deep blacks and browns, muted reds and maroons, olive and dark greens, dull gold and beige highlights, and touches of blue and purple. The central figure appears dark in color with decorative headgear and layered garments, and there are several smaller humanlike and animal figures in various poses around the platform, some with flowing hair or garments. Decorative borders in red and beige frame the image, and the surface shows many scratches, faded areas, and worn patches that reveal lighter underlying tones. The overall composition is dense and symmetrical with repeated curving lines and ornamental details.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A29_484

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

76.4Mo (3.4Mo) / 37.7cm x 50.8cm / 4448 x 6000 (300dpi)

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Six-armed Mahakala Tibetan Buddhist Mongolian thangka painting Six-armed Mahakala Tib mahakala face shadbhuja type Tib mgon po phyag drug pa lotus base six acolytes five demons lama top center Iconography includes knives skulls blood demons panthers elephants lotus throne mantras 19th century Mongolia Scroll thangka height 39 cm width 28 cm worn painted scene dark background central large figure seated ornate platform surrounded swirling cloud- flame- motifs smaller figures clustered base sides palette deep blacks browns muted reds maroons olive dark greens dull gold beige highlights touches blue purple central figure dark color decorative headgear layered garments several smaller humanlike animal figures various poses flowing hair garments Decorative borders red beige frame image surface scratches faded areas worn patches reveal lighter underlying tones composition dense symmetrical repeated curving lines ornamental details.