Tibetan thangka depicting Heruka with Consort and Wrathful Deities, c.18th century, gouache on cotton, measures 28.5 x 24 inches, in a 31.5 x 27.5 inch cherry wood frame. Central figure of wrathful winged Heruka, dark blue with 6 arms, 4 legs and 3 faces, adorned with crown of skulls, holding skull cup, axe and bell, trampling human figures, in union with his consort on the ninth day of the visions of the Chonyid Bardo, surrounded by 16 standing deities including 8 animal-headed goddesses. Himalayan Art Resources item no. 90561.