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Worldly Protector (Buddhist) - (unidentified)
(item no. 65665), reverse inscription

Himalayan Region
 1600 - 1699
 Buddhist Lineage
 Ground Mineral Pigment, Black Background on Cotton
 Collection of Rubin Museum of Art

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Wrathful Male Deity: blue-black in colour with one face and two hands, the right holds a spear with an attached flag. The left hand holds a vajra hook. Atop a black horse, he is completely surrounded by red flickering flames and retinue deities.
Jeff Watt 6-2006
Reverse of Painting English Translation of Inscription: There is a lengthy but illegible inscription on the back.
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View other items in: Thematic Set Buddhist Protectors: Worldly Collection of Rubin Museum of Art: Painting Gallery IV
Copyright © 2008 Shelley and Donald Rubin Foundation. Photographed Image Copyright © 2004 Rubin Museum of Art
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