Thangka
51-41-13A
From: China | East Tibet | Chengtu
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Native Name | Thangka |
| Object Number | 51-41-13A |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Tibetan | Buddhist |
| Provenience | China | East Tibet | Chengtu |
| Date Made | 15th Century - 19th Century |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Silk | Pigment |
| Technique | Painted |
| Iconography | Avalokitesvara | Lokeshvara | Sakyamuni Buddha | Tsongkhapa | Bodhisattva | Hayagriva | Mahakala | Ushnishavijaya | Shiva? |
| Inscription Language | Tibetan Language |
| Description | Painting. Very rare dancing form of Avalokitesvara (Lokeshvara). Top: Sakyamuni, Tsongkhapa, and a bodhisattva, Hayagriva and Mahakala. At sides: Ushnishavijaya and a rare form of Shiva or an ascetic. Bottom: three rare forms of Avalokitsvara, including the Simhasana one. Fine Sichuan silks in mounting. There is an inscription on the back. |
| Credit Line | Gift of Schuyler V. R. Cammann, 1951 |
| Other Number | 41.064 - Other Number |
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