Thangka

51-41-10

From: Tibet | Chengtu

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Native Name Thangka
Object Number 51-41-10
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Tibetan | Buddhist
Provenience Tibet | Chengtu
Date Made 18th Century
Section Asian
Materials Silk | Pigment
Technique Painted
Iconography Tara | Five Dhyani Buddhas | Pearls | Jewels | Tusks | Offerings
Inscription Language Tibetan Language
Description

Painting. Green Tara accompanied by the Twenty-one Taras of the Suryagupta Tradition. The Five Dhyani Buddhas across the top; pile of pearls, jewels and tusks as offerings, below. Background of old Szechuan silk. Three character inscription on the back.

Credit Line Gift of Schuyler V. R. Cammann, 1951

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