Item: Peaceful & Wrathful Deities
| Origin Location | Tibet |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1400 - 1499 |
| Lineages | Nyingma and Buddhist |
| Size | 70.49x30.48cm (27.75x12in) |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton |
| Collection | Rubin Museum of Art |
| Catalogue # | acc.# F1998.16.5 |
Classification: Deity
Bardo Text: an illuminated text discussing the subject of the intermediate state between death and rebirth. One side of the manuscript page is illuminated with depictions of bardo deities and experiences and the other side of the page is text.
Individual Pages | Bardo Outline Page
Jeff Watt 3-2006
[first page seems to be missing] C2008.15.2 (“gnyis”)= kirtimukha F1998.16.5.1 (“gsum”)= five-colored silk [pages seem to be missing here] F1998.16.5.2 (“drug”?)= circles of color F1998.16.5.3 (“bdun”)= five tathagathas C2008.15.3 (“brgyad”)= eight male bodhisattvas C2008.15.9= five female buddhas F1998.16.5.4= eight female bodhisattvas C2008.15.4 = six munis F1998.16.5.8= four male and four female gatekeepers in union C2008.15.1 (“bcu gsum”)= three circles with “om ah hum” C2008.15.7 (“bcu bzhi”)= five herukas with consorts C2008.15.8 (“bco lnga”)= eight wrathful female deities C2008.15.6= eight animal headed deities (phra men) F1998.16.5.9= four female gatekeepers C2008.15.5= seven ishvaris F1998.16.5.5= seven ishvaris F1998.16.5.6= seven ishvaris F1998.16.5.7= seven ishvaris Laura A. Weinstein, 9-2019
Front of Painting
English Translation of Inscription: [no inscriptions]
Reverse of Painting
English Translation of Inscription: [Tibetan cursive script on the back of each page]
Special Features: (Cursive script (Umay))
Manuscript: Shitro Illuminations
Thematic Sets
Collection of Rubin Museum of Art: Illuminated Manuscripts
Collection of RMA: Painting Masterworks Page
Collection of RMA: Illuminations & Manuscript Masterworks
Subject: Bardo Compositions & Paintings
Collection of Rubin Museum of Art: Painting Gallery 3
Subject: Bardo (Peaceful & Wrathful) Main Page
Painting Type: Illuminated Manuscript Page
Subject: Miscellaneous Objects
Painting Type: Manuscript Pages, Tibet