Kalachakra Mandala Thangka – 47×47 cm, Master Grade
Master grade
Exceptional work: very fine detail, precisely drawn faces and hands, subtle shading throughout.
- Composition
- Mandala
- Size (with its painted border)
- 47 × 47 cm (18.5 × 18.5 in)
- Graded
- 13 Jan 2022
Kalachakra Mandala Thangka – 47×47 cm, Master Grade
The Kalachakra palace rises in nested square walls of yellow, blue, white, maroon and black around a small lattice square holding a pink and white eight-petalled flower at the centre, ringed by small wheels, with a gateway topped by a tiered arch on each side and animals and flowers in the courtyards.
Around it run a ring of flowers and offerings, a ring of deep blue water, and maroon and black bands carrying Kalachakra mantra syllables in many colours with four gold-coloured and four white dharma wheels, inside a green ring and a multi-coloured scroll-patterned rim.
The circle is set on a yellow ground that deepens to ochre in the corners, where pink and green scrolls frame offerings of the senses: a conch, a mirror, fruit and cymbals.
Hand-painted in Nepal on cotton canvas.
Size: 47 × 47 cm (18.5 × 18.5 in), including the painted border. Hand-painted, so allow ±1–2 cm. Size guide →
About Kalachakra Mandala
The Kalachakra ("Wheel of Time") mandala shows the palace of the deity Kalachakra from above: nested square walls with a gateway on each side, set inside rings of fire, vajras, water and mantra syllables. It is one of the most complex mandalas in Tibetan Buddhism, and its geometry follows strict rules handed down by painters for centuries.
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