A TEMPLE BANNER, NEPAL 17TH CENTURYThis early horizontal tantric scroll (bilampo) features six depictions of Tara in various emanations, all with a different skin tone. Pigment and black ink on cloth. Mounted on paper.Provenance: Important Austrian Private collection, acquired in China between 1930 and 1950. Thence by descent in the family.Condition: Good condition with minor creases and tears, hardly recognizable. Some wear and rubbing.Dimensions: 340 x 74 cm (painting size), 382 x 76 cm (including the mount).Twice the goddess is depicted as the white Tara. Twice as the red-skinned Kurukulla. Once as Ekajata, the blue Tara. And once she is shown with a dark brown skin tone. All figures are in a dancing pose, standing on one leg atop a lotus pedestal. They have a mandorla and an aureole each. In their raised right hand, they all show different attributes such as a vessel with flowers or a white conch. To the left of the Tara row is a vase of immortality and a large lotus seed capsule from which a leaf scroll emerges, framing each of the deity images. A row of horned and bejeweled demon masks with three eyes completes the picture. This type of banner was displayed outdoors, often on the walls of a temple, during festivals.十七世紀泥泊爾寺廟挂幅六幅度母心咒，每次不同膚色。衣物上顔料與黑色墨。紙本裝裱。來源：重要奧地利私人收藏，1930年至1950年間購於中國，在家族中收藏至今。品相：品相良好，輕微的摺痕和水跡，難以辨認。 一些磨損。尺寸：畫面 340 x 74 厘米；縂 382 x 76 厘米