Tangka
Tangka
19th century (made)
19th century (made)
| Place of origin |
Tangka showing in the centre King Khri-sron-lde-bcan wears red, orange and blue gold-patterned robesm and has green halo and blue mandorla; he carries a book wrapped in a blue scarf in his left hand, wears a gold amulet box on his chest and has the emblem of the wheel of the Dharma at his right hand. Top left is an Indian master, probably Santrakshita, with a dark skin wears red, orange and blue gold-pattered robes. He has a bell in his left hand and a vajra in his right. Top right hand is a figure weariong Boddhisattva cormnaments, white in colour, carrying a skull drum in the right hand and a skull cup in the left.
On the left of central figure is a disciple offering him the Flaming Pearl; at bottom right is the figure of a White Mahakala.
On the left of central figure is a disciple offering him the Flaming Pearl; at bottom right is the figure of a White Mahakala.
Object details
| Object type | |
| Title | Tangka (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Painted in gouache on cotton cloth surrounded by strips of red and yellow Chinese damask and mounted in scroll form on blue damask. |
| Brief description | Tangka, Ratna Dasha; Religion, gouache cotton, Tibet, C19 |
| Physical description | Tangka showing in the centre King Khri-sron-lde-bcan wears red, orange and blue gold-patterned robesm and has green halo and blue mandorla; he carries a book wrapped in a blue scarf in his left hand, wears a gold amulet box on his chest and has the emblem of the wheel of the Dharma at his right hand. Top left is an Indian master, probably Santrakshita, with a dark skin wears red, orange and blue gold-pattered robes. He has a bell in his left hand and a vajra in his right. Top right hand is a figure weariong Boddhisattva cormnaments, white in colour, carrying a skull drum in the right hand and a skull cup in the left. On the left of central figure is a disciple offering him the Flaming Pearl; at bottom right is the figure of a White Mahakala. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.69-1965 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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