Lot 131: An Indian Tantric Painting of Panchamukhi Hanuman with...
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An Indian Tantric Painting of Panchamukhi Hanuman with Mantric Inscriptions, 19th Century.
Gouache and ink on handmade paper depicting Panchamukhi Hanuman, shown with five faces and multiple arms in a dynamic, striding posture. The deity is rendered in vivid red tones, each limb, torso, and facial feature densely inscribed with sacred mantras in Devanagari script, creating a visually powerful union of image and text.
Hanuman is portrayed wielding ritual weapons and symbolic attributes, including a trident, sword, mace, lotus, and other Tantric emblems, while his extended tail arches above the composition. Beneath his feet lie subdued figures, reinforcing the theme of divine dominance and protection. The crowned heads are surmounted by script-covered headdresses, and a circular yantra-like motif is inscribed at the centre of the chest.
Approximately 40 x 30.6cm
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