Origin Location | Himalayan Region |
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Date Range | 1800 - 1899 |
Lineages | Nyingma, Bon and Buddhist |
Size | 91.44x69.85cm (36x27.50in) |
Material | Ground Mineral Pigment, Black Background on Cotton |
Collection | Rubin Museum of Art |
Catalogue # | acc.# P1998.22.6 |
Classification: Deity
Dralha, Thirteen Enemy Gods: the thirteen Dralha surround the central Buddhist figure.
At the center of the composition is a Nyingma Tradition Heruka deity, red in colour, holding a peg in the upraised right hand and a skullcup to the heart in the left, with a katvanga staff in the bend of the elbow.
At the top center is a Heruka figure with three faces and six hands, embracing a consort. At the viewer's right is Tsogdag Lang-na - Elephant Lord of Hosts, red, with an elephant head and riding an elephant. In the right hand he holds aloft a short vajra staff and in the left a rat or mongoose. (See the Ganapati Main Page)
Jeff Watt 3-2011