Thangka

Native Name:

Thangka

Object Number:

51-4-119

Current Location:

Collections storage

Culture:

Mongol (uncertain)
Tibetan
Tibetan Buddhist

Provenience:

Tibet

Date Made:

18th Century

Early Date:

1700

Late Date:

1799

Section:

Asian

Materials:

Cotton
Paint

Iconography:

Goddess
Mule
Amitabha
Padma Sambhava

Description:

Painted cloth. Lha-mo, the Terrible Goddess, riding over the sea of blood. Top: Amitabha (center), Padma Ambhava and Tsong Kapa. Bottom: Two of the Five Kings, offering of the Five Senses and "pearls". #28-EE

Credit Line:

Gift of Mrs. Robert R. Service

Current & Past Exhibitions:

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

Bibliography:

[Catalogue] Lyons, Elizabeth and Heather Peters, Chang Ch'eng-mei, Gregory Possehl. 1985. Buddhism: History and Diversity of a Great Tradition. : Page/Fig./Plate: 52

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