Native Name | Thangka |
Object Number | 51-4-120 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Tibetan | Buddhist |
Provenience | Tibet |
Date Made | 18th Century |
Section | Asian |
Technique | Painted |
Iconography | Yama | Yami | Tsongkhapa | Lama | Mahakala | Bhairava |
Description | Painting. Yama Dharmaraja, 'Outer Form.' Yama, Lord of Death, with Yami. Top: Tsongkhapa and two high Lama incarnations. Sides: Mahakala, as Protector of the Tent, and Protector of Science. Bottom: Bhairava (simplest form of Yamantaka), Mahakala, as God of Wealth, and another simple form of Mahakala (?). Old and good. Stamp on back. |
Credit Line | Gift of Mrs. Robert R. Service, 1951 |
Other Number | 6-1959-4 - Other Number | 28 M - Other Number |
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