Item: Mahakala (Buddhist Protector) - Panjarnata (Lord of the Pavilion)
| Origin Location | Tibet |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1600 - 1699 |
| Lineages | Sakya, Ngor (Sakya) and Buddhist |
| Material | Metal, Mercuric Gild, Painted Face/Hair |
| Collection | Private |
Mahakala, Panjarnata.
"...the great Vajra Mahakala, blazing, with one face, two hands, in the right a curved knife and the left a skullcup filled with blood, held above and below the heart. Held across the middle of the two arms is the 'Gandhi of Emanation.' With three eyes, bared fangs, yellow hair flowing upward, a crown of five dry human skulls and a necklace of fifty wet, blood dripping; adorned with six bone ornaments and snakes; having a lower garment of tiger skin; flowing with pendants and streamers of various silks; in a posture dwarfish and thick, standing above a corpse. To the right is a black crow, left a black dog, behind a wolf, in front a black man, above a garuda, emanations of messengers issue forth, with Akshobhya as a crown, standing in the middle of blazing fire of pristine awareness." (Konchog Lhundrub, 1497-1557).
Jeff Watt [added 12-2019]
(Christies New York, June, 1993).
Collection: Bonhams New York (Sculpture. March, 2019)
Thematic Sets
Mahakala: Panjarnata, Lord of the Pavilion (Main Page)
Mahakala: Panjarnata Masterworks (Sculpture)
Subject: Wrathful Ornaments (Scarf)
Buddhist Protector: Mahakala Religious Context