Mahakala Panjaranatha

paint on textile, silkbrocade mounting (later date)
Tibet, 18th cent.
size: 42,5 x 31 cm; with mounting: 91 x 55 cm.

Panjaranatha (Gurgyi Gompo) is the typical protective deity of the Sakya monastic tradition.

Very fine painting with an excellent pedigree!
Above Mahakala Buddha Akshobhya and four Sakya-masters.

ex: coll. Navin Kumar, New York, ca. 1975
ex: coll. Lionel Fournier, Paris, ca. 1975-2018