A Thangka of 'Cloud Face' Mahakala

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).

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