Mahakala Thangka Pendant · Object 201

Mahākāla. Six arms, blue-black body, flame halo.
Beneath: ego and grasping, crushed.
Above: lineage masters in lotus seats.

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