Bidspirit auction | COLLECTION OF TIBETAN BUDDHIST TSAKLI


COLLECTION OF TIBETAN BUDDHIST TSAKLI CARDS - Ca. 17th - 18th century AD > A collection of eight Tibetan Buddhist tsakli cards, depicting seated or standing deities within dark backgrounds and red-edged borders. The compositions employ gold, red and green details.Tsakli are small ritual paintings used in Tibetan Buddhist initiations and instruction. Displayed in sequence, they help a teacher present deities, symbols and visualisations belonging to a particular transmitted practice. >>Size: 80-105mm x 70-75mm; Weight: 40g > Provenance: Private London Collection; Ex. Private UK Collection. >>