A THANGKA OF THE GREEN TARA, Tibet, 19th ct., silk mounts. Depicted is Green Tara with eight of her emanations, above with "The Lords of the Three Families", Avalokiteshvara, Manjushri, and Vajrapani, the eight taras each with an attribute showing against which specific danger they guard, e.g. against attacking lions, wild running elephants, fires, venomous snakes, carnivorous demos and bandits as well as drowning and getting thrown into jail, getalu. - Property from an important South German private collection, assembled between 1968 and 2005 mostly from Schoettle East Asian Art and Joachim Baader, Munich - Publ. Thangka Calender 2013, November, Wisdom, Dec. 2012, Description by Dr. Olaf Czaja - Minor wear