A RARE 'NINE DRALA BROTHERS' THANGKA Tibet, 18th century. Gouache and gold on linen. Drala Tatug Karpo, white in color, dressed as a warrior and riding a white horse. His upraised right hand swings a whip as he holds the reins in his left. He is surrounded by eight almost identical drala brothers. At the very top we eventually find the wrathful Vajrapani. Provenance: From a Hungarian private collector. Condition: Minor losses and stains, overall good and original condition. Dimensions: 23 x 17.5 cm Drala is a class of indigenous gods inhabiting the Himalayas, Tibet and Central Asia. They are found in both the Bon and Buddhist religions. In Tibetan Buddhism, the drala are said to have been subjugated and then forced into the service of Buddhism as worldly protector gods by the 8th century Indian teacher Padmasambhava. Typically, Krodha Vajrapani, blue in color and wrathful in appearance, is placed above drala gods in a painted composition as is the case in the present lot. This indicates that they are worldly gods under the watchful gaze of the powerful Vajrapani. 稀有世間護法唐卡 西藏，十八世紀。亞麻布面水粉和金彩。白色護法身著戰袍，騎白馬，打扮成戰士。一手緊握繮繩，一手揮動鞭子。他被八個幾乎相同的護法兄弟包圍。在最頂端，可見威嚴的金剛手菩薩。 來源：匈牙利私人收藏 品相：輕微缺損，有污漬，整體良好，原始狀況。 尺寸：23 x 17.5 厘米