Native Name | Thangka |
Object Number | CG94-1-58A |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Tibetan | Buddhist |
Provenience | Tibet |
Date Made | 18th Century |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Canvas |
Technique | Painting |
Iconography | Sthavira | Arhat | Ajita | Vanavāsin | Angaja | Mahākālika | Vajrīputra | Kanaka | Śrībhadra | Kanakavatsa | Virudhaka | Dhritarashtra |
Inscription Language | Tibetan Language |
Description | Painting showing eight of the Sixteen Arhats (Skt. Ṣoḍaśa Sthavirāḥ; Lha. Neten Chudruk; WT gnas.brtan.bcu.drug) and two of the Four Heavenly Kings facing the viewer’s left, presumably originally a set together with CG94-1-58B (showing the other eight facing the viewers’ right) and CG94-1-58C showing Śākyamuni with Hva Shang and Dharmatala. The Arhats and Heavenly Kings are shown with their standard iconographic attributes, and the Arhats are labeled with their names in Tibetan. |
Height | 77.5 cm |
Width | 54.5 cm |
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