A THANGKA DEPICTING NAMKAI NYINGPO TIBET, 19TH CENTURY |

the disciple of Padmasambhava seated on clouds and wearing a lotsawa cap, the sun to his right, with Heruka Chakrasamvara and the mahasiddha Krishnacharya above, with worldly protector deities and a lama performing rituals below Himalayan Art Resources item no. 18319.

Considerable staining and losses through water damage in upper figures. Creases and losses in hands, robe, face and foot of the central figure. Considerable losses to the landscape to the lower right. Further creases and losses throughout. Condition now stable. Mounted in Chinese silk brocades.
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