Origin Location | Tibet |
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Date Range | 1700 - 1799 |
Lineages | Karma (Kagyu) and Buddhist |
Size | 65.41x43.82cm (25.75x17.25in) |
Material | Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton |
Collection | Rubin Museum of Art |
Catalogue # | acc.# P1998.4.8 |
Classification: Person
TBRC: bdr:P828
13th Gyalwa Karmapa, Dudul Dorje (1733/34-1797/98): with an image of Tara above and lineage teachers at the sides and below. At the top right is the 10th Shamar - red hat Karmapa.
Kar ma pa Biographical Details
The right hand is extended across the right knee in the gesture (mudra) of supreme generosity and the left holds a folio book in the lap. Attired in the garb of a monk the head is adorned with the black hat - a gift of the Ming emperor Yung Lo to the 5th Karmapa.
Art Represented in Art: See top center where a gold metalwork, sculpture in the style of Choying Dorje, has been depicted.
Jeff Watt 1-2000