A THANGKA OF 'CLOUD FACE' MAHAKALA
拍卖行： 佳士得香港
专场： 印度、喜马拉雅及东南亚艺术
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INSCRIBED BY THE EIGHTH KARMAPA, MIKYO DORJE (1507-1554) TIBET, 16TH CENTURY A THANGKA OF 'CLOUD FACE' MAHAKALA INSCRIBED BY THE EIGHTH KARMAPA, MIKYO DORJE (1507-1554) TIBET, 16TH CENTURY Distemper on cloth; inscribed in black and gold ink along the verso translated as follows: 'curved knife' (top left); 'Shrī Mahākāla! Remove all obstacles, from this life until attaining awakening, [for?] Tulku Namdröl!' (black line); '[Being consecrated with] barley of [by] the Lord Karmapa, Mikyö Dorje’s hand bearing [his] venerable handprint, and being [his] venerable painting—may [this thangka]become the fortune of countless persons of virtue: Blessing!' (gold line). Image: 10 x 8 5⁄8 in. (25.5 x 22 cm.) With silks: 21¼ x 11 7⁄8 in. (54 x 30 cm.)
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