A thangka of Ekavira Vajrabhairava, Tibet, 17th century | 西藏 十七世紀 獨雄大威德金剛黑唐卡

The meditation deity Vajrabhairava is depicted in solitary form, Ekavira, without his consort Vajravetali, with Yama Dharmaraja and Chamundi on a buffalo below, and surrounded by a mounted retinue. The painting is finely executed with gold line and colored highlights on a black ground, nag thang, a traditional format for the depiction of Tibetan wrathful deities.