Tangka
Thangka
1861-2 AD (made)
1861-2 AD (made)
| Place of origin |
Nepali thangka showing the four-headed, eight-armed Manjusri with his consort Shakti; below a line of devotees with a colophon in Nepali script dated 982 Nepali samvat-i.e 982+ 879= 1861-2AD.
In style it has strong Orissan influence and was perhaps executed in Orissa for a Nepali community, taking Nepali scroll for model.
In style it has strong Orissan influence and was perhaps executed in Orissa for a Nepali community, taking Nepali scroll for model.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 3 parts.
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| Title | Tangka (generic title) |
| Brief description | Tangka-Prabha, Manjusri with his Sakti; Religion, Nepal/Orissa, 1861 |
| Physical description | Nepali thangka showing the four-headed, eight-armed Manjusri with his consort Shakti; below a line of devotees with a colophon in Nepali script dated 982 Nepali samvat-i.e 982+ 879= 1861-2AD. In style it has strong Orissan influence and was perhaps executed in Orissa for a Nepali community, taking Nepali scroll for model. |
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| Production | Orissa? |
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| Accession number | IS.168-1954 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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