Tibetan thangka depicting Six-Armed Mahakala ("Great Black/Time") with various Buddhist lamas, deities and attendants, Southeastern Tibet, 16th or 17th century, gouache on cotton, measures 26.5 x 21 inches, in a 31 x 25 inch cherry wood frame. The primary Dharmapala Mahakala holding prayer beads, trident, noose, kapala and kartika. An authoritative representation of Mahakala done in the Tibetan folk style. Himalayan Art Resources item no. 90544.