Thangka
| Native Name | Thangka |
|---|---|
| Object Number: | 93-24-7 |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Tibetan |
| Provenience: | Tibet |
| Date Made: | 19th Century |
| Early Date: | 1800 |
| Late Date: | 1899 |
| Section: | Asian |
| Materials: | Silk Canvas Cotton |
| Iconography: | Tara Samaya Yogini |
| Credit Line: | Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Richard L. Miller, 1993 |
Description
Green Tara, Samaya Yogini, with one face and eight arms surrounded by the Twenty-one Taras sitting on a lotus. Among its arms and legs are human heads. Deity surrounded by red and orange circular background. At the bottom eight sitting figures with blue circular background and three with white background. Top center is pink, sitting figure and on each side of it are four sitting figures. Green, yellow and brown border with dragon motif in silver. Inscription on the back.
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