Color photo of Vietnamese dharmapāla statue

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Accession Nr.: F.2025.46.22.
Type: photograph
Artist/Maker:
Date of production:
1959
Place of production:
Materials: paper
Techniques: colour diapositive
Dimensions: height: 14.7 cm
width: 10.5 cm
Color photo of a wooden statue depicting Dharmapala, the patron deity of Buddhist teachings; He appears in ornate armor, holding a rock in front of him in his left hand. Above his head, on the decorated ceiling, there is a decoration of a dragon costume. In front of the statue, sacrificial incense can be seen in a small cup. (Dated to the 20th century - Lang Pagoda (Ha Dong). Similar images: Imre Patkó - Miklós Rév: The Art of Vietnam. Budapest, Corvina Publishing House, 1967.