TABLEAU D'OFFRANDE (KANGDZE) À BERNAGCHEN MAHAKALA TIBET, XIXE SIÈCLETABLEAU D'OFFRANDE (KANGDZE) À BERNAGCHEN MAHAKALATIBET, XIXE SIÈCLE Distemper on clothHimalayan Art Resources item no. 205433 82 x 32 cm (12 5/8 x 32 1/4 in.)AN OFFERING PAINTING (KANGDZE) TO BERNAGCHEN MAHAKALATIBET, 19TH CENTURY西藏 十九世紀 彩繪祭黑袍大黑天圖Although Bernagchen ('Great Black Cloak') Mahakala is absent from this painting belonging to the enigmatic kangdze genre, we can still ascertain that the various offerings littered throughout are directed towards him because of the presence of his eponymous attire, the curved knife where his outstretched right hand would be, and the skullcup where his left hand would be. Refer to thangka of Bernagchen Mahakala sold at Bonhams, 5 October 2020, lot 114, and for more information about kangdze offering paintings, see HAR set no. 4490; HAR 639.