Vajrabhairava (Buddhist Deity) - with consort
(item no. 89191)

Central Tibet

1700 - 1799

Gelug Lineage

76.50x47.50cm (30.12x18.70in)

Ground Mineral Pigment, Fine Gold Line, Black Background on Cotton

Collection of Publication: Tibetan Painting, The Jucker Collection


 
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Vajrabhairava, Ekavira (Solitary Hero) surrounded by retinue figures.

At the top center is the primordial Buddha Vajradhara, blue in colour. Immediately to the right and left are two Sakya 'Khon' Lamas likely to be Dagchen Kunga Lodro and Tuchen Wangdu Nyingpo.

At the bottom center is the protector deity Yama Dharmaraja along with Chamunda standing on a blue-grey buffalo.

Jeff Watt 3-2011

Tibetan Paintings by Hugo E. Kreijger (list of image plates)



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