Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Chart - Protective Talisman

རེའུ་མིག། བྲིས་ཐང་སྣ་ཚོགས། 表格(绘画种类)
(item no. 91072)
Origin Location Tibet
Date Range 1800 - 1899
Lineages Uncertain
Size 38.10x33.02cm (15x13in)
Material Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection Erie Art Museum
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Object/Concept

Interpretation / Description

Protective Talisman: the nine mystic numbers, eight trigrams and the 12 animals of the 60 year cycle. All of this is inscribed on the belly of a turtle. Auspicious verses are written at the sides and below.

Jeff Watt 10-2000

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