Lot 207

PAINTED FACE OF DHARMA
TIBET, EARLY 20TH CENTURY

Auction: 9 May 2017 at 16:00 BST
£688
Description
depicting the protector's face with terrifying expression, emerging above a tray of vivid gems, with three bulging eyes, bushy eyebrows, fangs bared, and with flaming moustaches and short beard, a fire breathing scorpion and a snake on each side of the rocky landscape below, the scorpion, messenger of Padmasambhava, acting as protection against harmful spirits and obstacle makers, the snake, a guardian of treasures
Dimensions
128x89cm
