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TIBET, 18TH CENTURY
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A PAINTING OF HERUKA AND VAJRAVARAHI
TIBET, 18TH CENTURY
Hayagriva striding in alidhasana on prone figures over a lotus base, his primary hands embracing Vajravarahi while holding a skull cup and lotus, further implements in his four other hands and his wings outstretched behind him, wearing a tiger skin and a garland of severed heads, the three faces with open mouths and bulging eyes surmounted by a skull tiara and flaming hair, she holding a skullcup and dressed in a leopard skin with her leg around his waist, both backed by a flaming aureole, with skullcups of offerings below
20 ¼ x 15 ¼ in. (51.4 x 38.7 cm.)
TIBET, 18TH CENTURY
Hayagriva striding in alidhasana on prone figures over a lotus base, his primary hands embracing Vajravarahi while holding a skull cup and lotus, further implements in his four other hands and his wings outstretched behind him, wearing a tiger skin and a garland of severed heads, the three faces with open mouths and bulging eyes surmounted by a skull tiara and flaming hair, she holding a skullcup and dressed in a leopard skin with her leg around his waist, both backed by a flaming aureole, with skullcups of offerings below
20 ¼ x 15 ¼ in. (51.4 x 38.7 cm.)
Literature
Himalayan Art Resource (himalayanart.org), item no. 23571
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