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Source Description
In the top center of this work is Tsongkapa [Ts'on-k'a-pa] (1356-1418), the deified founder of the Gelugpa [Ge-lug-pa] (Yellow Cap) sect and incarnation of the Manjusri (God of Wisdom).
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
23545
label
Mandala of Yamantaka (Conqueror of Death)
core
obj
dtoType
drawing
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
23545
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
Mandala of Yamantaka (Conqueror of Death)
description
In the top center of this work is Tsongkapa [Ts'on-k'a-pa] (1356-1418), the deified founder of the Gelugpa [Ge-lug-pa] (Yellow Cap) sect and incarnation of the Manjusri (God of Wisdom).
provenance
Mrs. Marguerite E. Blake [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, September 1967, by bequest.
date
18th century
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
paintings
tankas
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
79.5
height
52.5
dimensionsRaw
H with ribbon and fabric borders: 31 5/16 x W: 20 11/16 in. (79.5 x 52.5 cm); Image H: 28 7/16 x W: 17 13/16 in. (72.2 x 45.3 cm); H with frame: 53 15/16 x W: 31 11/16 in. (137 x 80.5 cm); Outer border H: 31 x W: 20 1/8 in. (78.74 x 51.12 cm)
Source extras
cul
Buddhist
med
opaque watercolor on cotton
creator_ids
6868
collection_ids
INT
exhibition_ids
232
Single page context
seq
1
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0
type
photo
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ce65a6e5808cee13