Origin Location | Central Tibet |
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Date Range | 1700 - 1799 |
Lineages | Gelug |
Size | 76.50x47.50cm (30.12x18.70in) |
Material | Ground Mineral Pigment, Fine Gold Line, Black Background on Cotton |
Collection | Publication: Tibetan Painting, The Jucker Collection |
Classification: Deity
Appearance: Animal-Feature
Gender: Male
Vajrabhairava, Ekavira (Solitary Hero) surrounded by retinue figures.
At the top center is the primordial Buddha Vajradhara, blue in colour. Immediately to the right and left are two Sakya 'Khon' Lamas likely to be Dagchen Kunga Lodro and Tuchen Wangdu Nyingpo.
At the bottom center is the protector deity Yama Dharmaraja along with Chamunda standing on a blue-grey buffalo.
Jeff Watt 3-2011
Tibetan Paintings by Hugo E. Kreijger (list of image plates)