A Mongolian thangkha depicting the Gra-lah gods

Reference: ART400200

The thangka is decorated in coloured pigments and gilt depicting the nine Gra-lah brothers on horseback above an elaborate offering altar flanked by a horse, a ram, two water buffalo and a camel.

Provenance: With Astamangala, Amsterdam. Jan Brummelhuis collection, Amsterdam.

Catalogue notes: The nine Gra-lah brothers are local Mongolian deities who protect against bad spirits.