Takkiraja

16th century

26.7 cm 31.1 cm

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The Buddhist deity Takkiraja lifts an iron hook and holds a lasso to his heart, his index finger raised in a threatening gesture. The tips of both weapons bear the curved prongs of a vajra (the ritual scepter used in tantric Buddhist practices), a reminder that they are used i...

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William H. Wolff, New York; John and Berthe Ford, Baltimore; given to Walters Art Museum, 1973.
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en
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