Tangka
Tangka
probably 18th century (made)
probably 18th century (made)
| Place of origin |
Padmasambhava wearing red, orange and blue gold patterned robes, seated on a lotus which grows out of a lake ( an illusion to his birth out of a lotus-flower which gives him his name, 'Lotus-born'. His two wives on either side-Mandarava and Bhasadara.
On the top left is Samantabhadra and the top right is Amitayus.
On the top left is Samantabhadra and the top right is Amitayus.
Object details
| Object type | |
| Parts | This object consists of 3 parts.
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| Title | Tangka (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Tempera colours on cotton |
| Brief description | Padma-Sambhava seated on a lotus; Religion, C17 |
| Physical description | Padmasambhava wearing red, orange and blue gold patterned robes, seated on a lotus which grows out of a lake ( an illusion to his birth out of a lotus-flower which gives him his name, 'Lotus-born'. His two wives on either side-Mandarava and Bhasadara. On the top left is Samantabhadra and the top right is Amitayus. |
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| Credit line | Purchased from Messrs. Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, 34, 35 New Bond Street, W.1 |
| Bibliographic reference | Evans-Wentz: The Tibetan Book of the Great Liberation p.xvi. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IM.314-1920 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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