Lot Essay
Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyal (1594-1651) was the founder of the Drukpa Kagyu tradition in Bhutan.
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A Thangka of Buddha Heruka and Bardo Deities
BHUTAN, 19TH CENTURY
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A Thangka of Buddha Heruka and Bardo Deities
Bhutan, 19th Century
Very finely painted with the wrathful deity and his consort surrounded by flames, clouds and in the cardinal directions: Padma Heruka at top, Karma Heruka, Vajra Heruka and Ratna Heruka with numerous retinue figures with details highlighted in gold, the top register depicting Sangye Lingpa, Shadakshri Avalokiteshvara, Amitabha, Padmasambhava and Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyal, with Tibetan inscriptions beneath figures
28¾ x 20 in. (73 x 50.8 cm.)
Bhutan, 19th Century
Very finely painted with the wrathful deity and his consort surrounded by flames, clouds and in the cardinal directions: Padma Heruka at top, Karma Heruka, Vajra Heruka and Ratna Heruka with numerous retinue figures with details highlighted in gold, the top register depicting Sangye Lingpa, Shadakshri Avalokiteshvara, Amitabha, Padmasambhava and Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyal, with Tibetan inscriptions beneath figures
28¾ x 20 in. (73 x 50.8 cm.)