A monumental Imperial silk brocade thangka of Mahakala, Mark and period of Yongle

An Extraordinary Textile Masterpiece

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Collection of Gerd-Wolfgang Essen

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The highlight of this season’s Indian and Himalayan Art auction is a monumental silk brocade thangka of Mahakala, woven with a six-character reign mark of Yongle, under whose rule the masterpiece was created as a gift from the Imperial court to a Tibetan hierarch.

Indian & Himalayan Art