Mahakala (English: the Great Black One) with one face and four hands, fearsome in appearance, in a standing posture. Along the top are the five Celestial Buddhas. At the upper right and left are the Sun and Moon Gods. At the bottom center is White Ganapati with four hands surrounded by donor figures. Commissioned in 1639.
Jeff Watt 3-2001
Notes about the Central Figure
Classification: Deity
Appearance: Wrathful
Gender: Male
Details
- Title : Mahakala (Buddhist Protector) - (1 face - 4 hands)
- Year : 1600 - 1699
- Classification : Painting
- Medium : Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
- Dimension : 57.15 x 66.68 cm (22.50 x 26.25 in)
- Accession No : P1994.14.2
- Country/ Geo-location : Nepal
- Culture : Buddhism
- Collection : The Rubin Museum of Art
- Exhibition : From the Land of the Gods: Art of the Kathmandu Valley