1601 / 1800, Tibet
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1601 / 1800, Tibet
- Identifier
- IM.4-1913
- Acquisition
- Given by Liut.-Col. Sir David Barr
- Collection
- Technique
- Embroidery 100%
- Embroidery 83%
- Embroidery 95%
- Embroidery 78%
- Embroidery 92%
- Depiction
- Floral motif 39%
- Floral motif 39%
- Dimension
- 131 cm (height)129.54 cm (length)72.39 cm (length)68.58 cm (width)71 cm (width)51.816 cm (width)
- Production time
- Production place
Description
Tangka -Lamaist temple banner showing in the Upper portion, the 'Second Heaven' in which Dhyani Buddha Akshobhya appears, enthroned, surrounded by celestial worshippers and attendants; the lower portion represents the 'First (Lowest) Heaven' shows three of the four great Lokapalas or 'Guardian Kings of the Quarters', viz. Vaisravana (North); Virudhaka (South) and Dhritarashtra (East). Each heaven is shown as a separate cloud-group floating in space.
Thangka showing First and second heavens; Religion, 17th-18th Century, Tibet
