Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Shri Heruka (Eight Pronouncements) - Chemchog

དཔལ་ཧེ་རུ་ཀ། སྒྲུབ་པ་བཀའ་བརྒྱད། 嘿噜嘎 (八大法)
(item no. 425)
Origin Location Tibet
Date Range 1800 - 1899
Lineages Nyingma
Size 69.85x45.72cm (27.50x18in)
Material Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection Rubin Museum of Art
Catalogue # acc.# F1996.9.2
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Deity

Appearance: Wrathful

Gender: Male

Interpretation / Description

Chemchog Heruka: wrathful, dark blue in colour, with three faces and six hands, embracing the consort. Five similar forms surround the central figure. At the top and bottom are numerous retinue figures with a variety of faces, animal and otherwise.

Jeff Watt 9-2000

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