A THANGKA DEPICTING PALDEN LHAMO Tibet, 19^th to early 20^th century. Distemper and gold on cloth. The fierce blue goddess seated on her mule striding over a sea of blood and engulfed within a fiery aureole, surrounded by numerous retinue deities, holding a kapala and scepter, richly adorned in jewelry, the flaming hair behind a skull tiara.

Provenance: French private collection.
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, creasing, soiling, minor tears to edges, and few minuscule losses.

Dimensions: Size 76 x 54 cm

A myth surrounding this goddess tells of how, moved by compassion for sentient beings, she threatened to kill her own son if her husband would not cease from performing human sacrifices. Forced to carry out her ultimatum, she used her son's flayed skin as a saddle whilst fleeing the kingdom, as seen on the present lot.

Auction result comparison: Compare a related but smaller (42 x 29 cm) thangka depicting Shri Devi (Palden Lhamo), dated to the 19^th century, at Christie’s Paris in Art d’Asie on 22 June 2016, lot 75, sold for EUR 8,750, and another of larger size (105.7 x 75.5 cm) dated to the 19^th century at Bonhams New York in Indian, Himalayan & Southeast Asian Art on 19 March 2019, lot 938, sold for USD 37,575. 吉祥天母唐卡 西藏，十九至二十世紀初。布面金彩膠畫。兇猛的藍色守護女神騎在她的騾子上，大步跨過血海，籠罩在熾熱的光環中，周圍環繞著眾多神靈，手持嘎巴啦碗和權杖，裝飾著華麗的珠寶，火紅頭髮上戴著頭骨發冠。

來源：法國私人收藏
品相：品相極好，輕微磨損，摺痕、污跡、邊緣有輕微水跡，微小缺損。

尺寸：76 x 54 厘米

拍賣結果比較：一件相近但更小 (42 x 29 厘米) 吉祥天母唐卡，十九世紀，見巴黎佳士得 Art d’Asie，2016年6月 22日，lot 75, 售價EUR 8,750；另一件大尺寸 (105.7 x 75.5 厘米) ，十九世紀，見紐約邦翰思 Indian, Himalayan & Southeast Asian Art，2019年3月19日，lot 938, 售價USD 37,575。