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• Auction House:
  Theodore Bruce
• Sale Name:
  The Todd Barlin Collection of Fine Oceanic & Asian Arts
• Sale Date:
  08 May 2016 ~ 12noon
• Lot #:
  149
• Lot Description:
  A Set of Eight fine Mongolian Drawings on Paper, 20th Century, [8]
  depicting peaceful deities, wrathful deities, men making offerings & an elephant
  13 x 10 cm
• Provenance:
  Todd Barlin Collection.
• Notes:
  Tsakali cards were used by travelling Buddhist teachers moving from one monastery to another in order to teach & initiate others in Vajrayana Buddhist teachings. When laid on the ground in the form of a mandala, they functioned to create a fixed sacred space like that of a temple. The deities shown on these initiation cards can include the Tathagata Buddha's, various bodhisattvas, fierce protectors, & the possible realms of rebirth
• Estimate:
  A$500 - 600
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Oriental

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