Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Mahakala (Buddhist Protector) - Chaturmukha (Four-Faced)

མ་ཧཱ་ཀཱ་ལ། ནག་པོ་ཆེན་པོ། 玛哈嘎拉
(item no. 89168)
Origin Location Tibet
Date Range 1700 - 1799
Lineages Sakya, Gelug and Buddhist
Size 66x45cm (25.98x17.72in)
Material Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection Publication: Tibetan Painting, The Jucker Collection
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Deity

Appearance: Wrathful

Gender: Male

Interpretation / Description

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

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Subject: Red Snout-like Nose (Wrathful Deities)