A Lokapala

C375

From: Tibet | China

Curatorial Section: Asian

Object Title A Lokapala
Native Name Thangka (uncertain)
Object Number C375
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Tibetan
Provenience Tibet | China
Section Asian
Technique Painted
Iconography Lokapala | Vidyaraja | Bhutadamara Mudra
Inscription Language Chinese Language
Description

Painting of a wisdom king known as vidyaraja in sanskrit based on an inscription on the left hand side which starts 明王. The rest of the characters on illegible. Possibly Vajrayaksa, the devourer of demons, as he stands on three demons. The painting could also depict a lokapala, one of the four heavenly kings, possibly Vaisravana as he holds a pagoda. The figure has three heads, green skin, and six arms which hold a flower with a book on top, an arrow, a stupa, and a bow. The two central hands may be in a bhutadamara mudra or the vajrahumkara mudra. There is a seated figure at the top holding a flower.

Credit Line Gift of Wilson Eyre, Jr., 1919

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