Thangka

A1411

From: Tibet

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Native Name Thangka
Object Number A1411
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Tibetan | Buddhist
Provenience Tibet
Date Made 18th Century
Section Asian
Iconography Padmasambhava | Yeshe Tsogyal | Mandarava
Description

Padmasambhava seated on a lotus, holding a vajra and skull bowl, surrounded by figures of pantheon. The Eight Principal Manifestations of Padmasambhava are at the top. To the right and left of the central figure are the two principal consorts: Mandarava and Yeshe Tsogyal. At the bottom center is a meditational deity with a retinue of eights figures.

Height 76.2 cm
Width 60.33 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Alexander Scott, 1914
Other Number Getz 281 - Other Number

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