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Source Description
Flames encircle two deities who wrap their naked bodies around one another. The alluring forms of their erogenous parts are delicately drawn in sweeping calligraphic lines accentuated with washes of red.Through the passionate embrace of the wrathful male Buddha Chakrasamvara and his female partner, Vajravarahi, male and female natures are merged. Vajravarahi holds a curved knife that severs and strips away the layers of ignorance that cloud the unenlightened mind. Viewers of this portable scroll painting might imagine Vajravarahi coming to their aid to combat their own ignorance and strip away dark feelings of fear, envy, and anger.
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Document identity
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3769
label
Chakrasamvara Embracing Vajravarahi
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obj
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drawing
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2
Source metadata
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3769
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
Chakrasamvara Embracing Vajravarahi
description
Flames encircle two deities who wrap their naked bodies around one another. The alluring forms of their erogenous parts are delicately drawn in sweeping calligraphic lines accentuated with washes of red.Through the passionate embrace of the wrathful male Buddha Chakrasamvara and his female partner, Vajravarahi, male and female natures are merged. Vajravarahi holds a curved knife that severs and strips away the layers of ignorance that cloud the unenlightened mind. Viewers of this portable scroll painting might imagine Vajravarahi coming to their aid to combat their own ignorance and strip away dark feelings of fear, envy, and anger.
provenance
Stuart Perrin, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; purchased by John and Berthe Ford, Baltimore, March 25 1984.
date
15th century
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
paintings
tangkas
tankas
thangkas
thankas
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2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
74.6
height
28.6
dimensionsRaw
H: 29 3/8 x W: 11 1/4 in. (74.6 x 28.6 cm); Framed H: 41 1/2 × W: 22 13/16 × D: 1 3/4 in. (105.41 × 57.94 × 4.45 cm)
Source extras
med
tempera on silk
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6238
6868
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INT
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2071
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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51541495794c43e8
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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5223f494940bc8ae
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