Lot 81 Dα

A Tibetan black ground mandala of a wrathful deity. 18th century

With a wrathful deity at the centre within the walls of a palace, the forecourt with four entrances in the four cardinal directions, surrounded by four circles filled with lotus petals, vajras, flames and charnel ground scenes, surrounded by mahasiddhas, deities and lamas and with protector deities at the lower border. The reverse covered with silk. Silk mounting.
84.5 x 53.5 cm