Indian Adept (mahasiddha) - Ghantapa
(item no. 588)
Eastern Tibet 1800 - 1899 Karma (Kagyu) Lineage 79.38x45.72cm (31.25x18in) Ground Mineral Pigment, Fine Gold Line on Cotton Karma Gardri Painting School Collection of Rubin Museum of Art (acc.# F1997.40.7)
Three Mahasiddhas: at the top left is Ghantapa flying through the sky embraced by his beautiful consort and at the upper right side is Padmavajra holding a skullcup upraised. At the bottom is Kukkuripa seated next to an affectionate dog.