Thangka

51-4-144

From: Tibet

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Native Name Thangka
Object Number 51-4-144
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Tibetan | Buddhist
Provenience Tibet
Date Made 19th Century
Section Asian
Materials Paper | Cloth
Technique Painted
Iconography Sakyamuni Buddha | Luohan | Five Dhyani Buddhas | Devas | Demon | Guardian
Description

Painting. Sakyamuni Buddha with two more luohan. The Five Dhyani Buddhas overhead, a choir of gods (devas) at upper sides. Below, demon-guardians throwing sinners into a river. Part of a set (51-4-139 to 153) of Sakyamuni Buddha in different aspects. Extremely interesting set, with long inscriptions and pagodas on the back of each painting. (Although mounted alike, internal evidence suggests more than one set here).

Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Robert R. Service, 1951
Other Number L-42 - Other Number

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