Item: Vaishravana (Buddhist Protector) - Riding a Lion
རྣམ་ཐོས་སྲས། བྱང་ཕྱོགས་སྐྱོང་།
北方多闻天王
(item no. 87106)
| Origin Location | Tibet |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1600 - 1699 |
| Lineages | Sakya and Buddhist |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment, Gold Background on Cotton |
| Collection | Philadelphia Museum of Art |
Notes about the Central Figure
Classification: Deity
Appearance: King
Gender: Male
Vaishravana Riding a Lion. (For another Sakya composition that depicts all of the traditions of Vaishravana see (HAR #61227).
See (HAR #73750 ) for a duplicate black & white photo.
Video: Vaishravana HAR #87106
Painting Type: Gold Ground
Buddhist Worldly Protector: Vaishravana (Seventeen Forms)
Buddhist Worldly Protector: Vaishravana Riding a Lion
Buddhist Deity: Vaishravana Riding a Lion (Masterworks)
Painting Type: Gold Ground Masterworks
Collection of Philadelphia Museum of Art: Sakya Tradition
Collection of Philadelphia Museum of Art
Collection of Philadelphia Museum of Art (Sakya Masterpieces)
Collection of Philadelphia Museum of Art (Masterworks)
Buddhist Worldly Protector: Vaishravana (Painting Masterworks)
Subject: Shield, Tibetan
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