Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Chakrasamvara (Buddhist Deity)

འཁོར་ལོ་བདེ་མཆོག། ནང་ལྷ། 勝樂金剛 (全图)
(item no. 100009)
Origin Location Nepal
Date Range 1500 - 1599
Size 64.77x81.28cm (25.50x32in)
Material Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection Rubin Museum of Art
Catalogue # acc. #P1995.36.1
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Deity

Interpretation / Description

Chakrasamvara, commissioned in 1512 for a Chandrabhisheka - the celebration of seeing the 1000th full moon.

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