Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Vajrapani (Bodhisattva & Buddhist Deity)

ཕྱག་ན་རྡོ་རྗེ། 金刚手菩萨
(item no. 586)
Origin Location Eastern Tibet
Date Range 1800 - 1899
Lineages Karma (Kagyu) and Uncertain
Size 79.38x52.07cm (31.25x20.50in)
Material Ground Mineral Pigment, Fine Gold Line on Cotton
Collection Rubin Museum of Art
Catalogue # acc.# F1997.40.5
Painting School Karma Gardri
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Deity

Interpretation / Description

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Publications
Publication: Worlds of Transformation

Thematic Sets
Collection of Rubin Museum of Art: Painting Gallery 3
Buddhist Deity: Vajrapani Main Page
Painting Style: Kham Region (Kham-ri)
Painting Set: Eight Great Bodhisattvas (Palpung)
Buddhist Deity: Vajrapani, Bodhisattva (Non-iconic Figures)
Buddhist Deity: Vajrapani, Peaceful, Main Page
Collection of Rubin Museum of Art: Vajrapani Painting Masterworks