Peher Dharmapala and his companion
| Accession Nr.: | 90.21.1 |
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| Type: | painting; textile; cakli |
| Date of production: |
first half of 20th century
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| Materials: | cotton canvas |
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| Techniques: | painted |
| Dimensions: | height: 18.3 cm width: 13.5 cm |
Pehar, one of the Five Great Kings (Mahapancharaja). His body is white, he sits in lalitasana on a white snow lion standing on a lotus and a red pedestal. Pehar has three heads, the middle white, the right black, the left red, each with a forehead eye. He wears a wide red hat. Bloody scalps on his waist. He has six hands. He is surrounded by a red flame glory. Above is a cloudy sky, in the middle is Padmasambhava dressed in red.