COLLECTION OF TIBETAN BUDDHIST TSAKLI CARDS

Ca. 17th - 18th century AD > A collection of eight Tibetan Buddhist tsakli cards, depicting seated or standing deities within dark backgrounds and red-edged borders. The compositions employ gold, red and green details. Tsakli are small ritual paintings used in Tibetan Buddhist initiations and instruction. Displayed in sequence, they help a teacher present deities, symbols and visualisations belonging to a particular transmitted practice. > > Size: 80-105mm x 70-75mm; Weight: 40g > Provenance: Private London Collection; Ex. Private UK Collection. > >

Estimate:£100

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