A FINE AND RARE EMBROIDERED THANGKA OF LOKAPALA VIRUPAKSA EARLY MING DYNASTY (1368-1424) The finely embroidered thangka divided into three registers of decoration, framed with a classic scroll couched in gold thread: the top register contains a sacred parasol amid clouds, protection from the heat and evil desires; the middle register with the powerful and red-faced deity Lokapala Virupaksa , one of the four celestial kings who is responsible for governing the west, grasping a snake in one hand and a pearl in the other, he is wearing Mongol-style armor, breastplate and boots, a gold crown and arm bands, framed in celestial scarves he is seated in a martial pose on a tiger skin upon a lotus throne; all above a lower register with lotus scrolls, the five flower heads supporting one lantsa character of a five-syllable sacred mantra; all picked out in silk threads in tones of blue and green, coral, pink, white, mustard yellow, tan and white 6 7/8 x 15 5/8 in. (17.5 x 39.5 cm.), framed and glazed
A FINE AND RARE EMBROIDERED THANGKA OF LOKAPALA VIRUPAKSA EARLY MING DYNASTY (1368-1424) The finely embroidered thangka divided into three registers of decoration, framed with a classic scroll couched in gold thread: the top register contains a sacred parasol amid clouds, protection from the heat and evil desires; the middle register with the powerful and red-faced deity Lokapala Virupaksa , one of the four celestial kings who is responsible for governing the west, grasping a snake in one hand and a pearl in the other, he is wearing Mongol-style armor, breastplate and boots, a gold crown and arm bands, framed in celestial scarves he is seated in a martial pose on a tiger skin upon a lotus throne; all above a lower register with lotus scrolls, the five flower heads supporting one lantsa character of a five-syllable sacred mantra; all picked out in silk threads in tones of blue and green, coral, pink, white, mustard yellow, tan and white 6 7/8 x 15 5/8 in. (17.5 x 39.5 cm.), framed and glazed
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