Thangka

51-4-125

From: Tibet

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Native Name Thangka
Object Number 51-4-125
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Tibetan | Buddhist
Provenience Tibet
Date Made 19th Century
Section Asian
Materials Pigment
Technique Painted
Iconography Amitayus Buddha | Tsongkhapa | Khasgrubje | Gyaltsabje | Usnishavijaya | Green Tara | Hayagriva | Demon
Inscription Language Sanskrit
Description

Painting. Amitayus (Sambhogakaya), Buddha of Eternal Life, with 99 smaller figures of same. Top: Tsongkhapa with Khas-grub-je and Gysl-tsab-je; insets of Usnishavijaya and Green Tara. Below: Hayagriva and a warrior demon (unwholesome) human sacrifices. Inscription of sacred Sanskrit syllables on back.

Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Robert R. Service, 1951
Other Number 28-A - Other Number

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