Distemper and gilt on cloth. Depicting Ra Lotsawa seated on a tiger skin, dressed in a red and blue robe decorated with a gilt floral design, his hands held in dharmachakra mudra, a severed head with a skull crown and flaming hair in his lap, his face with a wrathful expression, open mouth bearing sharp fangs, and bulging eyes, surmounted by a shanak with flaming peaks centered by a skull, a skull bowl and dagger before him on the altar table. The background with a mountainous landscape, fruiting branches, scrolling clouds, and with the sun and moon to the upper corners.

Inscriptions: To Ra Lotsawa’s chest, ‘Hum’. The altar table inscribed ‘Drapchen Sarpa Ralo Banza Pha Namo’. To the reverse, 'Om Ah Hum Sawa Ha'.

Provenance: The Triay Collection of Himalayan Art. Ian Triay is a Spanish banking executive and the Honorary Consul in Spain for the Kingdom of Bhutan. He actively participated in the establishment of diplomatic relations between Spain and Bhutan and in projects of mutual interest to both countries. Assembled over a period of 40 years with an eye for the unusual and esoteric, the Triay Collection was a unique assemblage of Himalayan art. With many works featured in the landmark exhibitions in the Fundación “La Caixa”, Madrid in 2000, Musée Guimet, Paris in 2002, Los Angeles County Museum of Art in 2003, and the Rubin Museum of Art in New York in 2010, this collection shines a fascinating light on Buddhist ritual art.
Condition: Very good condition with some old wear, little creasing, few minuscule touchups, soiling. The frame with few scratches and nicks.

Dimensions: Image size 30.8 x 24.2 cm, Size incl. frame 43.3 x 36.2 cm

Framed behind glass. (2)

Ra Lotsawa Dorje Drag (1016-1198), born in Nyenam, is one of the most controversial Buddhist teachers in Tibetan history. While today he is universally celebrated for being the great translator who brought the Yamantaka tantras to Tibet, he was thought of as a murderer and a proliferator of the dark arts during his lifetime. He allegedly murdered thirteen Lamas, among them the famous translators Gyu Monlam Dragpa and Go Lotsawa Kugpa Lhatse.

Literature comparison:
Compare a closely related thangka of Ra Lotsawa Dorje Drag from a private collection, illustrated on Himalayan Art Resources, item number 60628, and on the cover of Ra Yeshe Senge, The All-prevailing Melodious Drumbeat. The Life of Ra Lotsawa, Penguin Classics, 2015.



十九至二十世紀初蒙古熱譯師多吉紮唐卡
布面膠彩描金。熱譯師 - 多吉紮呈寂忿相，頭飾戴骷髏冠和氈帽，手施轉法輪印，成遊戲坐坐在虎皮上，身著紅藍相間的金色花卉紋長袍，膝蓋上有一個頭髮飛揚的頭顱；熱譯師張尖咧嘴，大眼圓睜；面前的祭桌上有一個一個頭骨碗和匕首。身後山地景觀、果樹、祥雲以及太陽和月亮。

款識：熱譯師胸前有 ‘Hum’字樣，祭桌上‘Drapchen Sarpa Ralo Banza Pha Namo’。唐卡背面'Om Ah Hum Sawa Ha'。

來源：喜瑪拉雅藝術 Triay Collection收藏。Ian Triay是西班牙銀行業高管和不丹王國駐西班牙名譽領事。他積極參與了西班牙與不丹的建交以及兩國共同關心的項目。 歷時 40 年，Triay 系列著眼於不尋常和抽象的事物，是喜馬拉雅藝術的獨特組合。 許多藏品曾在 2000 年馬德里“La Caixa”基金會、2002 年巴黎吉美博物館、2003 年洛杉磯藝術博物館和 2010 年紐約魯賓藝術博物館的展覽中展出， 使佛教儀式藝術的迷人的光芒閃耀世界。該收藏的一個特別焦點是屍林主。 在藏傳佛教藝術傳統中，死亡和來世的象徵——收藏家特別著迷的一個領域——被用來提醒人們生命轉瞬即逝，我們必須行善。
品相：狀況極好，有一些磨損，輕微摺痕，小修補，汙漬。框架有劃痕和刻痕。

尺寸：畫面30.8 x 24.2 釐米, 總43.3 x 36.2 釐米

玻璃裝框 (2)

熱譯師，全名“熱羅·多吉紮”（1016-1198），又稱“熱羅雜瓦”，簡稱“熱羅”，是藏傳佛教偉大的佛學家、高僧、大成就者。

文獻比較：
比較一件非常相近的私人收藏熱譯師多吉紮唐卡，見Himalayan Art Resources，編號60628；以及封面Ra Yeshe Senge，《The All-prevailing Melodious Drumbeat. The Life of Ra Lotsawa》，Penguin Classics，2015年。