An antique 19th Century or earlier tsakli painting in mineral pigments depicting, within a complex triple mandorla a green-bodied, wrathful form of Vajradhara seated on his lotus throne wearing gold jewellery, red saffron and yellow lower garments and a billowing bluecelestial scarf around his shoulders. He holds a four coloured visvavajra and a bell, his face with brows knitted above his piercing eyes. A neat line of Tibetan text to the reverse.

Tsakli are ritual or initiation cards used in ceremonies such as empowerment, and are a visualisation aid designed so a lama or practitioner can carry all he or she requires to invoke deities or their ritual implements and create a mandala for a ritual wherever it may be needed.
9.4 x 11.1cm