A THANGKA OF HEVAJRA, END OF 17TH TO EARLY 18TH CENTURY Tibet, c. 1700. Painted with gouache and gold on cloth, this very fine painting depicts Hevajra with consort, accentuated with gold highlights. Provenance: Collection of Mrs. L. and Mr. B., a former UNESCO Ambassador to India, in office from 1960 to 1970. Condition: Overall good condition with creases, losses of pigments, stains. Dimensions: 33 x 25 cm (image size), 49 x 40 cm (size incl. frame) Hevajra is portrayed here with eight heads, sixteen arms and four legs standing in Ardhaparyankasana with his consort Nairatmya, trampling underfoot four supine figures atop a lotus throne, wearing garlands of skulls and severed heads, holding kapala aloft in the many hands, surrounded by religious leaders or deities such as a Lama or Kubera. Matted, framed, behind glass. Auction result comparison: Compare with a 19th century Hevajra thangka of slightly larger size at Christie's Paris in Art d'Asie on 12 December 2018, lot 37, sold for EUR €9,375. 喜金剛唐卡，十七世紀末至十八世紀初 西藏，約1700年。布面彩繪和金彩，描繪喜金剛歡喜佛，局部金彩突出亮點。 來源：前聯合國教科文組織駐印度大使Mrs. L. and Mr. B.收藏，在任期 1960 至1970年間。 品相：總體狀況良好，有摺痕、彩繪損失、污漬。 尺寸：畫面33 x 25厘米，縂49 x 40厘米 拍賣結果比較：一件十九世紀大型喜金剛唐卡2018年12月12日巴黎佳士得《亞洲藝術》拍號 37，成交價EUR €9,375。