Origin Location | Tibet |
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Date Range | 1600 - 1699 |
Lineages | Sakya, Jonang (Sakya) and Buddhist |
Size | 58.42x43.18cm (23x17in) |
Material | Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton |
Collection | Shelley & Donald Rubin |
Catalogue # | acc.# P1995.11.7 |
Classification: Person
Appearance: Monastic
Gender: Male
Shakyashri Bhadra: explaining the Buddhist teachings, performing the mudra (gesture) of explication with the right hand and the left holding a folio book. Wearing the orange patchwork robes of a fully ordained monk, the right arm remains bare according to the strict tradition of Shakyashri-bhadra. Atop the head is an orange pandita hat and the right leg pendant rests above a lotus cushion. The ornate throne is adorned with a canopy overhead decorated with three-part streamers. The back and foregrounds are filled with similar lama figures.
Jeff Watt 9-2000