An antique 19th Century or earlier tsakli painting, depicting the central image from a 'black thangka' which depicts only the attributes of the extremely wrathful deities - not their bodily forms. In this tsakli, only the bone ornaments of the deity - the earrings, dharma wheel-centred pectoral and back collar with thighbone plaques are displayed. Extremely wrathful deities such as would wear these attributes are only displayed openly within the protective deity chapels of the goong kang. 1 syllable to the reverse.
10.5 x 12.6cm