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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