Origin Location | Bhutan |
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Date Range | 1800 - 1899 |
Lineages | Buddhist |
Material | Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton |
Collection | Rubin Museum of Art |
Classification: Deity
Vajra Sarasvati, Wrathful and Secret Vajra Sarasvati (Tib.: dor je yang chen ma mar mo): from the Krishna Yamari Tantra.
"Vajra Sarasvati, with three faces and six hands. The main face is red, the right blue and the left white. The three right hands hold, a lotus, sword and curved knife. The three left, a wheel, jewel and skullcup. Having jewel ornaments and garments of silk. Seated in a manner of ease with the left leg extended." (Konchog Lhundrub, 1497-1557).
Jeff Watt 6-2006