An unusual thangka of Jambhala


18th/19th centuryDepicting the main wrathful deity with three faces and six hands, the main holding a precious gem and a jewelled filled skull cup, the middle ones each with a mongoose spewing jewels and the two further ones with a lasso and a sceptre, adorned with various jewels and and a garland of flowers and holding his consort in blissful union, all surrounded by Vajradhara at the top and further manifestations of Jambhala and various Dakinis, the lower left with a figure of an aged donor, all within an idyllic mountainous landscape, with silk mount.42cm x 71cm (16 1/2in x 28in); with silk mount: 71.5cm x 122cm (28 1/8in x 48in).
|十八/十九世紀 彩繪馬頭明王唐卡Provenance: Navin Kumar, ParisFournier Collection, ParisA European private collection, acquired from the above in the 1980's來源：法國古董商Navin Kumar巴黎Fournier收藏歐洲私人收藏，於1980年代購自上者Red Jambhala is a wealth deity associated with the 'Treasure Teachings' of Traba Ngonshe, although the present appearance appears to derive from the Red Jambhala tradition of Gayadhara.Compare the iconography of the central deity with a thangka of Jambhala, 19th century, from the Hahn Cultural Foundation, illustrated in Himalayan Art Resources, no.98983.