Thangka

Native Name:

Thangka

Object Number:

51-41-11

Current Location:

Collections storage

Culture:

Tibetan
Tibetan Buddhist

Provenience:

Tibet

Date Made:

17th century-18th century

Early Date:

1600

Late Date:

1799

Section:

Asian

Materials:

Silk
Paint

Technique:

Painted

Iconography:

Amitayus Buddha
Tara
Ushnishavijaya
Mahakala
Naropa
Sita Samvara
High Lama
Buddhist Symbols

Description:

Painting. Amitayus Buddha with Tara of the Seven Eyes (lower right) and the goddess Ushnishavijaya (lower left); at bottom center, Mahakala and Sakti; at top, Naropa, Sita Samvara, and a high lama incarnation. Inscription in Tibetan below. Mounted in Ming cloud-woven silk and 17th century early Qing tribute silks (red and gold). Sheer golden silk with Buddhist symbols in the tie dye on back.

Credit Line:

Gift of Schuyler V. R. Cammann

Other Number:

6-1959-3

Philadelphia Museum of Art Number

Current & Past Exhibitions:

Buddhism: History and Diversity of a Great Tradition (12 Dec 1985 - 21 Oct 2012)

Bibliography:

[Article] White, Joyce C. & Lang, Stephen A. 2008. "The Asian Section". Arts of Asia. 38 (5): 96-110. : Page/Fig./Plate: Pg. 103, Fig. 45

[Catalogue] Lyons, Elizabeth and Heather Peters, Chang Ch'eng-mei, Gregory Possehl. 1985. Buddhism: History and Diversity of a Great Tradition. : Page/Fig./Plate: 51

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