Mahakala Hand & Skull Rosary · Object 203

Mahākāla's hand, holding the rosary of skulls.
Each skull a concept seen through.
Bone ornaments, serpent at the wrist.

Hand-painted miniature, mineral pigments on cotton, gesso ground.
Set in a cast gold frame, on a black silk cord.
Painted in China.

Painting: 5 × 4 cm (2.0 × 1.6 in)
1 of 9 hand-painted editions · Each independently painted, no two alike