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KANGRA, CIRCA 1820
Inscribed in Nagari 'ath tripurawala dhyana 5' at the top and further inscribed on the reverse
Gouache on paper heightened with gold
Image: 8.75 x 6.5 in (22.6 x 17 cm)
Folio: 11 x 9 in (28.4 x 23.2 cm)

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Property from a Distinguished Family Collection


The Tripurasundari forms "... part of a group of Tantric goddesses known as Dasamahavidya: the "Ten Supreme Mantra-powers" of the Feminine Principle. Essentially an eclectic group, these goddesses drew within their fold, several Hindu and Buddhist deities from two prominent streams of Tantric goddesses namely the Kalikula... and the Srikula, headed by goddess Tripurasundari." (Ratan Parimoo, NC Mehta Collection Volume II, Rajasthani, Central Indian, Pahari and Mughal Paintings, Ahmedabad: Gujarat Museum Society, 2013, p. 292) The present lot is a literal visualisation of the iconography of the particular goddess avatar from the ritual text.

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