A PAINTED THANGKA OF MACHIG LABDRON, Himalaya, 19th century

h cm 60 x l cm 37,5

Portrayed as a white-complexioned dakini in a dynamic dancing pose above a lotus throne. She holds the ritual drum (damaru) in her right hand and the bell (ghanta) in her left, symbols of the union of method and wisdom. The central figure, surrounded by a luminous red halo, is flanked by two dakinis and surmounted by five masters of the spiritual lineage, arranged in two registers. Wrathful protective deities, enveloped in stylised flames, appear in the lower section and along the sides of the composition, set within a mountainous and rocky landscape.

19世纪  藏传佛教金刚亥母唐卡