A BLACKGROUND THANGKA OF PANJARNATA MAHAKALATIBET, 19TH CENTURY Distemper on cloth. Himalayan Art Resources item no. 1436 22 x 14 1/2 in. (55.9 x 36.8 cm) 西藏 十九世紀 寶帳大黑天黑唐卡 Panjaranata Mahakala is the protector for the Shri Hevajra cycle of Tantras. The iconography and rituals are found in the 18th chapter of the Vajra Panjara Tantra – an Indian Sanskrit explanatory text.pare with two blackground thangkas of Mahakala, one sold at Christie's, New York, 12 September 2012, lot 566, and the other sold at , London, 11 May 2017, lot 46. Provenance: Liao Collection: Oriental Art and Antiques, Philadelphia, April 1996 Private New York Collection