A Tibetan Thangka of Citipati. 18th/19th century - image-1

Lot 97 Dα

A Tibetan Thangka of Citipati. 18th/19th century

Auction 1226 - overview Cologne
21.06.2023, 10:30 - Asian Art
Estimate: 800 € - 1.200 €
Result: 13.860 € (incl. premium)

A Tibetan Thangka of Citipati. 18th/19th century

Dancing with interlocked legs in front of a flaming aureole set in a graveyard. Each holding a scepter in their right hand and a kapala in their left. Above them Vajrapani in yab-yum among suspended corpses, animal carcasses and organs. On the ground human bones and corpses being eaten by animals. Silk mounting. Poor condition.
66.1 x 44.2 cm

西藏 十八/十九世紀 屍陀林主唐卡
來源: Tibethaus Kulturstiftung (西藏之家文化基金會,法蘭克福), 源自一漢堡遺產

Provenance

Tibethaus Kulturstiftung, Frankfurt, from a Hamburg estate