Tangka
Tangka
mid 18th century (made)
mid 18th century (made)
| Place of origin |
Tangka, a Lamaist temple banner showing one of the chief disciples of Tson-k'apa riding on an elephant; top right, Yamantaka, in his form of Vajrabhairava and bottom right, Mahakala as a monk attending to the tantric scriptures; bottom left, Mahakala as a Dharmapala.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Title | Tangka (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Tempera colours, mounted |
| Brief description | Tangka showing one of the chief disciples, mK'as grub dGe-legs; Religion, Tibet, mid C18 |
| Physical description | Tangka, a Lamaist temple banner showing one of the chief disciples of Tson-k'apa riding on an elephant; top right, Yamantaka, in his form of Vajrabhairava and bottom right, Mahakala as a monk attending to the tantric scriptures; bottom left, Mahakala as a Dharmapala. |
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| Credit line | Purchased from Mrs C. Fraser |
| Object history | Note in the acquisition register, "One of a series of 14 t'ankas based on wood blocks cut at sNar t'an monastery near Tashilunpo. The first 12 (of which this is one) were cut between 1737 and 1780." Purchased from Mrs C. Fraser, Reston Lodge, Wellington Road, Bournemouth. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Museum records (Asia Department registers and/or Central Inventory) as part of a 2023 provenance research project. RP 1911-1120M |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IM.35-1911 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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