TANGKA REPRÉSENTANT LES NEUF FRÈRES DRALA - PROTECTEURS DU MONDEMongolie, XIXe siècle A THANGKA OF THE NINE DRALA BROTHERS - WORLDLY PROTECTORS Mongolia, 19th century Facing frontally and regal in appearance, with a moustache and goatee, the right arm is raised holding a riding crop and the left holds a lasso at the heart. Dressed in the garb of a warrior with a helmet and armour, a sword, bow and quiver of arrows hang at the waist. Seated atop a white horse, his head is ringed with a dark green areola. Eight identical attendant figures apany Dralha and the lower register with wolves, wild dogs, horses, leopards and tigers surrounding the armour and weapons of the Drahla Brothers. Laid down on Japanese paper - reference labels 492 and 667. Image: 78cm (30 3/4in) x 56cm (22in). Provenance: Robert Rousset, Paris (1901-1981), acquired before 1935 Jean-Pierre Rousset, Paris (1936-2021) For closely related examples, see one in the American Museum of Natural History and another in a private collection, published in Himalayan Art Resources (HAR#94256 and 12905). 蒙古 十九世紀 威勝天王唐卡 設色布本 來源： 巴黎Robert Rousset（1901-1981）舊藏，於1935年以前入藏 巴黎Jean-Pierre Rousset（1936-2021）舊藏