Item: Deity - (Unidentified)
| Origin Location | Tibet |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1800 - 1899 |
| Lineages | Bon |
| Size | 113.03x74.93cm (44.50x29.50in) |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton |
| Collection | Publication: Visual Dharma: The Buddhist Art of Tibet |
| Catalogue # | Collection of the Parrish Art Museum, Southhampton, New York |
Classification: Deity
Rigchenma (Sanskrit: Kurukulla): although originally a Buddhist meditational deity this form of Rigchenma appears to belong to the Bon religion and more specifically to the Bon 'Sarma' Tradition of East Tibet - popular in the 18th and 19th century.
The Bon characteristics of the painting are the shape of the stupas in the lower composition with the tell-tale 'kyung' horns at the top of the spires. Also, to the right and left sides are two of the four Bon Guardian Kings with animal heads and their proper attributes in the hands.
Jeff Watt 9-2015
Visual Dharma: The Buddhist Art of Tibet (list of image plates)
Publication: Visual Dharma: the Buddhist Art of Tibet
Thematic Sets
Buddhist Deity: Kurukulla Main Page
Bon Sarma (New Bon)
Collection: Sotheby's on HAR
Collection: Sotheby's New York (Painting. September, 2015)
Collection of Parrish Art Museum
Buddhist Deity: Kurukulla (Confusions)
Bon Deity: Four Kings (Secondary Figures)
Subject: Deity Colours - Red (Powerful Activities)
Collection Index: Publications Page