19^th Century Tibetan Thangka Yamantaka or Vajrabhairava Signed, MB411

This large Tibetan Thangka tapestry is hand- painted with mineral paints on cotton or silk, depicting Yamantaka, who is known to be the "Conqueror of the Lord of Death." This painting has great details and vibrant colors in Orange, yellow, dark & light blue, green, and dark purple. The verso has hand printed signature and an image. Thangkas are devotional paintings displayed by Buddhist in their homes, temples, and monasteries.

Yamantaka or Vajrabhairava is the “destroyer of death” deity of Vajrayana Buddhism. Sometimes he is conceptualized as the “conqueror of the lord of death”; of the several deities in the Buddhist pantheon named “Yamantaka” the most well-known, also called as Vajrabhairava belongs to the Annutatayoga Tantra class of deities popular within the Gelug School of Tibetan Buddhism.

Dimensions

Height 30.0” x Width 18.0”

Condition

Exceptionally good, some wrinkles very minor creases and paint loss.

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