Ink and distemper on canvas. The archangel ofpassion standing with his eight arms of which two held in front of the solar plexus with the wish-granting gem, the others holding a rosary, a lotus flower a wheel, a bow and arrow and a vase, all symbols of enlightenment, wisdom, meditation, andpassion. The eleven faces symbolize that the Deity has mastered all the ten stages of the Buddha's attitudes. He stands with his mandorla amongst temples and five Buddhas one in each corner, and one in the centre above. A few wears in colour and on the surface, folding signs, and cuts and wears in the framing silk tissue.80 cm high, 41 cm wideTHANKA OF THE ELEVEN-FACED, EIGHT ARMED AVALOKITESHVARA, TIBET, 19TH-20TH CENTURYProvenance: from the private property of a gentleman in Emilia-Romagna