Item: Indian Adept (siddha) - Krishnacharya
རྒྱ་གར་གྱི་གྲུབ་ཆེན།
印度大成就者
(item no. 32935)
| Origin Location | Mongolia |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1800 - 1899 |
| Lineages | Buddhist |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton |
| Collection | Private |
Notes about the Central Figure
This composition likely belongs to a much larger set of paintings depicting each of the Eighty-four Mahasiddhas according to one of the five or more systems of enumeration. Only two of the compositions from the larger set are currently known.
Jeff Watt 4-2022
Painting Type: Landscape Format & Subject
Indian Adept: Krishnacharya
Collection of the National Museum of Asian Art (Shrine)
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