Tibetan thangka depicting Panjarnata Mahakala (Gurgyi Gonpo), Central Tibet, 17th or 18th century, gouache on cotton, 25.5 x 24 inches, in a cherry wood frame 37 x 31 inches. Panjarnata Mahakala (Gurgyi Gonpo / Protector of the Tent), holding knife and skull cup, trampling human beings, typical garments and objects, wrathful with bulging eyes and blazing flames, various ferocious animals, armed soldiers, lamas and deities (top row deities with inscriptions), including a warrior Palden Lhamo riding a mule at bottom right. An impressive work, done in the nag tang style with dark background and gold outlines. Himalayan Art Resources item no. 90547.