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Source Description
Each figure in this painting is under an elaborate arch with inscriptions in both Mongolian and Chinese. At the far right is an inscription in Chinese providing the title of the manuscript, Sutra of Ten-Thousand Buddha Names. At the far left is a Mongolian inscription. The piece is in a wood frame covered with brocade. The figures are Palden Lhamo (Shri Devi in Sanscrit, the protector goddess) in the center, flanked by (left to right): Goddess of Spring, Goddess of Autumn, Goddess of Summer, and Goddess of Winter.
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Document identity
localId
29183
label
Manuscript Cover with Lhamo Flanked by Four Goddesses
core
obj
dtoType
drawing
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
29183
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
Manuscript Cover with Lhamo Flanked by Four Goddesses
description
Each figure in this painting is under an elaborate arch with inscriptions in both Mongolian and Chinese. At the far right is an inscription in Chinese providing the title of the manuscript, Sutra of Ten-Thousand Buddha Names. At the far left is a Mongolian inscription. The piece is in a wood frame covered with brocade. The figures are Palden Lhamo (Shri Devi in Sanscrit, the protector goddess) in the center, flanked by (left to right): Goddess of Spring, Goddess of Autumn, Goddess of Summer, and Goddess of Winter.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
18th century
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
paintings
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
17.7
height
60.4
dimensionsRaw
H: 6 15/16 x L: 23 3/4 in. (17.7 x 60.4 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Inscriptions] At right in Chinese ""Wang fu ming jing""; [Inscriptions] At left in Mongolian
med
wash colors on paper mounted on panel in wood frame with brocade
creator_ids
6238
8298
collection_ids
INT
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
7edb91ed1cae784a