A Tibetan thangka of Maitripa Vajrayogini (Maitri Khechari). Distemper

A Tibetan thangka of Maitripa Vajrayogini (Maitri Khechari). Distemper and gold on cotton. Late 19/early 20th century A rare, standalone depiction of the ‘flying’ dakini, positioned above a lotus base and before a flaming mandorla. She wears fine bone and gold jewellery and holds a kapala in her raised left hand and a kartika in her right, with a khatvanga resting on her shoulder. She is set in a landscape, with a kapala offering placed before her. 'Om-ah-hum' syllables on the reverse. Framed and glazed. 42.5 x 30 cm

Estimate:£2,002.30

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