A rare thangka of Kurukulla


18th/19th century Distemper on cloth, 98 x 68.3cm (38 5/8 x 26 7/8in); with silk mounts: 188 x 100cm (74 x 39 1/2in).
|十八/十九世紀 作明佛母唐卡The deity depicted in a rare eight-armed form, seated in vajraparyankasana on a double-lotus pedestal, the face with three eyes and a ferocious expression, the red flaming hair flowing upward, the primary hands extended across the knees, the others stretched outward and holding a bow and an arrow, a kartika and a looped rope, the deity wearing elaborate jewellery and clad in coloured garments finely detailed with floral scrolls and rosettes, surrounded by further emanations of Kurukulla and a variety of retinue deities.