Nine Drag lha personal protective deity brotherhood

Mongolian Collection

Accession Nr.: 78.26.1
Type: painting; textile; thangka
Date of production:
18th-19th century
Place of production:
Materials: canvas; silk
Techniques: paint
Dimensions: image:
height: 32 cm
width: 31 cm
frame:
height: 60 cm
width: 49 cm
The main figure is the guardian sitting on a white horse walking among the clouds. He is wearing full armour. In his upward right hand he is holding an arrow (?), his left hand is holding the reins. His sword and quiver with arrows are hanging on his left side. He is wearing a moustache and a red hat on his head. On his feet in the stirrups he is wearing Mongolian boots. The greed field around the deity features eight similar gods on horseback. In the middle, above his head Vajrapani is seen. In the middle, below the main deity, the palace is emerging from the water among the rocks, like an island. It is surrounded by animals and Buddhist symbols.