Item: Vaishravana (Buddhist Protector) - Riding a Lion (Retinue Figure)
རྣམ་ཐོས་སྲས། བྱང་ཕྱོགས་སྐྱོང་།
北方多闻天王
(item no. 64950)
| Origin Location | Nepal |
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| Date Range | 1400 - 1499 |
| Lineages | Buddhist |
| Material | Ground: Paper |
| Collection | Private |
Notes about the Central Figure
Classification: Deity
Top two folios: he latter four of the eight horsemen who are the retinue of of Vaishravana riding a lion.
Bottom folio: Studies of heads and faces of Tibetan teachers. Included are Marpa, Milarepa and Phagmodrupa Dorje Gyalpo.
Subject: Shield, Chinese
Artist: Jivarama (Sketchbook)
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