161. TANGKA EN SOIE APPLIQUÉE REPRÉSENTANT CHITIPATI MONGOLIE, XIXE SIÈCLE Himalayan Art Resources item no. 205075 Image:72.5 X 58 cm (28 1/2 X 22 7/8 in.); With frame: 84.5 x 70.5 cm (33 1/4 x 27 3/4 in.) A SILK APPLIQUÉ THANGKA OF CHITIPATI MONGOLIA, 19TH CENTURY 蒙古 十九世紀 織錦屍陀林主唐卡 Dancing in a halo of flames, this embracing skeletal couple serves to exorcise obstacles to enlightenment and highlight the transience of time. Here, the male holds a stick made of a human spine and skull-cup filled with blood. Aside from holding a sheaf of grain, his partner holds a vase in a shape more commonly linked to the Gelugkpa tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. Compare this appliqué to an embroidery of the same iconography and subject (see HAR 18404). Provenance: Ashencaen and Leonov, London, 2000s