Item: Worldly Protector (Buddhist) - Garwa Nagpo

Tibetan: འཇིག་རྟེན་པའི་ལྷ། ནང་ལྷ། Chinese: 世俗的神（佛教）

(item no. 81825)

Origin Location	Tibet
Date Range	1600 - 1699
Lineages	Karma (Kagyu) and Buddhist
Material	Ground Mineral Pigment on Silk
Collection	Private

Classification: Deity

Appearance: Wrathful

Gender: Male

Interpretation / Description

Damchen Garwa Nagpo (English: the Oath Bound Vajra Blacksmith). According to the inscription this was painted by the 10th Karmapa Choying Dorje (1604-1674). In the catalogue of artistic works created by Choying Dorje, compiled by Nenang Pawo Trinle Gyatso (1649/50-1699), this composition was following the archaic Chi'u painting style and completed in 1655 in Minyag.

Jeff Watt [updated 10-2018]

Publications:

The Black Hat Eccentric: Artistic Visions of the Tenth Karmapa. Karl Debreczeny. Rubin Museum of Art, 2012. Pages 180-183.