Tangka
probably 19th century (made)
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Tangka, depicting figure of Tsongkapa surrounded by deities & monks. Along the top are the Buddhas of the Three Times (?), perhaps also representing Body, Speech and Mind as they seem to have the mantra Om, Ah, Hum painted on them indistinctly; on each side of the central figure's head are (left) Sang-dui and (right) Samvara; below these are Tsongkapa's two chief disciples and below them, along the bottom (from left to right) Lha-mo, Yama, Mahakara, Vaisravana, and a mounted figure. Below the central figure are (left) Avalokitesvara, Vajrabhairava (centre) and (right) Vajrapani (he holds a vajra in his right hand. On the back there is an impression from a wood block, in pink ink, of two un-identified figures surrounded by flames.
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Materials and techniques | Gouache on prepared cotton ground |
Brief description | Tangka depicting Tsongkapa & Buddhas Bodhisattvas & monks, gouache on prepared cotton ground, Tibet, probably 19th century |
Physical description | Tangka, depicting figure of Tsongkapa surrounded by deities & monks. Along the top are the Buddhas of the Three Times (?), perhaps also representing Body, Speech and Mind as they seem to have the mantra Om, Ah, Hum painted on them indistinctly; on each side of the central figure's head are (left) Sang-dui and (right) Samvara; below these are Tsongkapa's two chief disciples and below them, along the bottom (from left to right) Lha-mo, Yama, Mahakara, Vaisravana, and a mounted figure. Below the central figure are (left) Avalokitesvara, Vajrabhairava (centre) and (right) Vajrapani (he holds a vajra in his right hand. On the back there is an impression from a wood block, in pink ink, of two un-identified figures surrounded by flames. |
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Credit line | Bequeathed by Miss Charlotte Alison Shaw |
Object history | Registered File number 1976/2286. |
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Accession number | IS.57-1977 |
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Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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