A Tibetan Thangka 17TH/18TH CENTURY the central bodhisattva figure seated in lalitasana with a ferocious expression on his face, wearing flowing celestial scarves and a tiara of skulls, the naked body adorned with jewelry, backed by a flaming mandala and surrounded by various llama figures to the upper register with other standing wrathful deities to the lower part, the thangka set on a light orange brocade with roundels enclosing shou characters and clusters of clouds. 39 x 25 inches.