Vaishravana (protector) - Riding a Lion
(item no. 685)

Tibet

1800 - 1899

Uncertain Lineage

77.47x56.52cm (30.50x22.25in)

Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton

Collection of Rubin Museum of Art

(acc.# P1998.12.4)

 


Vaishravana (Tibetan: nam to se. English: the Son of Namto), Guardian of the Northern Direction, King of the Yakshas and Leader of the Worldly Dharma Protectors.

Tibetan: Nam to se

Jeff Watt 4-2001


View other items in:
Thematic Set
Buddhist Protectors: Worldly
Collection of Rubin Museum of Art: Painting Gallery VII
Buddhist Worldly Protector: Vaishravana
Subject: Wealth Deities
Buddhist Worldly Protector: Vaishravana - Riding a Lion
1800 - 1899 (19th Century) Part I



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