Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Miscellaneous - Offerings

པར་ཤིང་སྣང་བརྙན། སྣ་ཚོགས། 版画 (多种)
(item no. 662)
Origin Location China
Date Range 1700 - 1799
Lineages Buddhist
Size 105.41x65.41cm (41.50x25.75in)
Material Black Background on Textile Image, Embroidery
Collection Rubin Museum of Art
Catalogue # acc.# F1998.16.4
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Object/Concept

Interpretation / Description

Wrathful Offerings (Tibetan: kang dze) to the Great Black One (Tib.: gon po nag po. Sanskrit: Mahakala). Displaying all the wrathful hand objects, vestments, attire and offerings that are special to the wrathful protector Mahakala.

Tibetan: Kang dze

Jeff Watt 4-2001

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