- 100
Dhrtarashtra distemper on cloth Tibet
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Description
- Dhrtarashtra
- distemper on cloth
- 33 7/8 by 22 in. (86 by 56 cm.)
The Lokapala standing on a rocky outcrop playing the vina, dressed in fine silks and armour, accompanied by dancing girls and musician, with Tara and Dalai Lama above.
Literature
Hugo E. Kreijger, Tibetan Painting, The Jucker Collection, Boston, 2001, p. 92, no. 31
Catalogue Note
According to Kreijger this finely painted thanka may be dated to circa 1690 by the presence upper right of the unordained sixth Dalai Lama , Tsangyang Gyatso (1683-1702), see Kreijger, 2001, p. 92, no. 31. Post ordination in 1697 the cap would change to the tall peaked yellow hat of the Gelukpa hierarchs.