A MANDALA OF PEACEFUL AND WRATHFUL DEITIES OF THE BARDOTIBET, 19TH CENTURY24 x 171⁄2 in. (61 x 44.5 cm.)Details24 x 171⁄2 in. (61 x 44.5 cm.)ProvenanceWilliam and Robert Arnett, Atlanta, 7 October 1974.‌The John C. and Susan L. Huntington Collection, Columbus, Ohio.Literature‌Himalayan Art Resources, item no. 24808.The present painting depicts the peaceful and wrathful deities of the Bardo, the Tibetan conception of the state between death and rebirth, arranged in a mandala. There are many different Bardo traditions within Tibetan Buddhism, with no established precedent for depicting the transitory state. but some, including the present work, conceive of the deities in a mandala-like composition to convey the phenomena experienced between life and death. Compare the overall composition of the present work with a similar painting sold at Christie's New York, 13 September 2011, lot 416 for $8,125. ---