ANTIQUE 100yr OLD VAJRAPANI NEWARI MASTERPIECE THANGKA

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Firstand foremost all of our thangkas are done with pure mineral and stonepigments and REAL 24 k gold paint done in the strictest accordance to the law of traditional thangka art! WE DO NOT OFFER PRINTS or works which are hand bock printed and then filled in by Chinese factory artists as the 100's of Chinese sellers on this forum are doing! Please realize t is NO comparison to the chinese fakes listed that are mass block printed and then filled in and finally exposed to a smoke device to give them "rare antique" look . I urge you to do a little exploring yourself and you shall find soo many duplicates of the same thangkas sold by different chinese sellers it's sums everything up! By conservative estimates this true antique thangka is approx a 100 years old. it is the truest celebration of a very very high order of newari masterwork art that was only possible back in the days. This has been immaculately preserved and shows only the slightest signs of wear which are primarily in the above section and bottom section, the photos show this very accurately and in fact these minor scuffs only add to the character of this masterwork and are a testament to the time it has withstood. Pay very close attention the intensity and richness in the mineral paints of the time they can never be replicated in todays work, so too are the expressions upon each face and energy of such a piece. Vajrapani who is considered to be Lord buddhas guide and protector radiates pure energy as do the surrounding bodhisattvas. I can go on and on and on... so I shall let the images do the talking. I must also add this is a VERY LARGE PIECE! ! We do not sell miniature thangkas in a postcard size ! This piece measures a MASSIVE 30 x 20 inches I DO OFFER THE FACILITY TO HAVE THE THANGKA MOUNTED IN PURE SILK BROCADE AS WELL IN CASE YOU WOULD LIKE TO DISPLAY IT IN THE TRADITIONAL MANNER. I DO NOT CHARGE THE KIND OF PRICES OTHER SELLERS DO IF THEY ARE EVEN ABLE TO OFFER SUCH A SERVICE DO, AND DON'T USE POLYESTER ONLY THE PUREST HIGH GRADE VARANASI WOVEN SILK :) A SIMPLE EXERCISE-LOOK AT THE CLOSE-UPS OF ALL THE THANGKAS WHICH I OFFER AND THE AND COMPARE THE DETAIL, CLARITY, COLORS AND ICONOGRAPHY DEPICTED BY THE OTHERS OFFERED. Vajrapāṇi (from Sanskrit vajra, "thunderbolt" or "diamond" and pāṇi, lit. "in the hand") is one of the earliest bodhisattvas of Mahayana Buddhism. He is the protector and guide of the Buddha, and rose to symbolize the Buddha's power. Vajrapani was used extensively in Buddhist iconography as one of the three protective deities surrounding the Buddha. Each of them symbolizes one of the Buddha's virtues: Manjusri (the manifestation of all the Buddhas' wisdom), Avalokitesvara (the manifestation of all the Buddhas' compassion) and Vajrapani (the manifestation of all the Buddhas' power). On the popular level, Vajrapani, Holder of the Thunderbolt Scepter (symbolizing the power of compassion), is the Bodhisattva who represents the power of all the Buddhas, just as Avalokitesvara represents their great compassion, Manjusri their wisdom, and Tara their miraculous deeds. For the yogi, Vajrapani is a means of accomplishing fierce determination and symbolizes unrelenting effectiveness in the conquest of negativity. His taut posture is the active warrior pose (pratayalidha), based on an archer's stance but resembling the en garde position in Western fencing. His outstretched right hand brandishes a vajra and his left hand deftly holds a lasso - with which he binds demons. He wears a skull crown with his hair standing on end. His expression is wrathful and he has a third eye. Around his neck is a serpent necklace and his loin cloth is made up of the skin of a tiger, whose head can be seen on his right knee. Vajrapani is believed to be the savior of snakes (nagas), and since the Nagas are believed to control the rain-clouds, Vajrapani as their protector is looked upon as the Rain God, and it is to him Buddhists appeal when rain is needed, or is too abundant. In this capacity Vajrapani is ... read more

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