A nine-deity mandala of a multi-armed wrathful deity


Tibet, 19th century Distemper on cloth; the deity, red in colour, with fourty-two arms, in yab-yum with their consort, surrounded by flames, each of the petals encircling the couple enclosing a winged Heruka and consort also in yab-yum, the corner edges each respectively with a siddha, a lama wearing a pandita hat and holding a book, an altar vase, and Nagaraksha. 57cm (22 1/2in) x 56cm (22in)