Tanka of Mahākāla

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Description

Title
Tanka of Mahākāla
Published / Created
circa 1700-circa 1800
Abstract

A watercolor painting on cotton that depicts Mahākāla with four faces and four arms, with ornaments made of human skulls. Inscription in Tibetan on verso. The tanka includes a silk cover.

Extent
1 painting: watercolor on cotton; 39 x 25 cm. bordered with silk brocade 71 x 42 cm.

Collection Information

Repository
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Call Number
Tibet MSS 62
Collection Title
Tanka collection
Collection Date
[circa 1600]-[circa 1950]
Collection Note
Series II. Identified Subjects. Mahākāla
Container / Volume
43 (Oversize)

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Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Format
mixed material
Genre
Tankas (scrolls or banners)
Resource Type
Paintings & Drawings

Access And Usage Rights

Access
Public
Rights
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Citation
Tanka Collection. General Collection of Books and Manuscripts, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.

Identifiers

Orbis Record
9924184
Object ID (OID)
10563731

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