18th Century Heruka Thanka with Amitabha and Dalai Lama

A fine Tibetan Thanka, 18th century polychrome, with gilt…
click the photo to enlarge
A fine Tibetan Thanka, 18th century polychrome, with gilt details on cloth, depicting Heruka (the blood drinking deity)holding his skull cup, in his role as master of the wrathful deities, with lamas either side of Amitabha Buddha and the fifth Dalai Lama, amongst others, inscribed on the back, 71 x 49 cm framed and glazed. Provenance: Private Melbourne Collection

You must be a subscriber, and be logged in to view price and dealer details.

Subscribe Now to view actual auction price for this item

When you subscribe, you have the option of setting the currency in which to display prices to $Au, $US, $NZ or Stg.

This item has been sold, and the description, image and price are for reference purposes only.
  • Polychrome - Made or finished in many colours. For furniture, it is used to indicated a painted finish.

Visually similar items

Wladyslaw Dutkiewicz, abstract, oil on canvas, 70 x 91 cm

Sold by in for
You can display prices in $Au, $US, $NZ or Stg.

A Tibetan thangka painting depicting Manjusri, 18-19th century, 26 x 30.5 cm

Sold by in for
You can display prices in $Au, $US, $NZ or Stg.

A Kirman prayer rug, Southern Persia, circa 1900, finely woven depicting the garden of paradise with exotic birds and animals in intertwining branches above ponds and ducks, surrounded by a pale blue border of birds and blossoms, 200 cm long, 140 cm wide

Sold by in for
You can display prices in $Au, $US, $NZ or Stg.

Turkmen rug: hand knotted red & black geometric patterned vintage rug of impressive proportions. 5.6m x 3.9m

Sold by in for
You can display prices in $Au, $US, $NZ or Stg.