Thangka of the tutelary spirit "Vajrabhairava", 19th century ·  Tibet · ID: 3046123

Description

mineral pigments on primed fabric, silk, glazed/ framed

The tutelary deity “Vajrabhairava” is painted dark blue, standing on a broad lotus before an aureole of flames.

He has nine heads with the bull’s head in the centre and the Tantric crown of skulls and the features of the bodhisattva “Manjusri” above.

“Vajrabhairava” has thirty-four arms and sixteen legs. He holds in his hands different attributes as magical weapons and emblems symbolizing the struggle with the demons of ignorance and lust.

The object Thangka of the tutelary spirit “Vajrabhairava”, 19th century with the object ID 3046123 was last part of the auction 93rd Tribal Art Auction at November 16, 2019 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 28 achieved a sales price of EUR 800.

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Comparing literature

Lauf, Detlef, Verborgene Botschaft tibetischer Thangkas, Braunschweig 1991, p. 137