Mahakala (English: the Great Black One) with one face and eight hands, fearsome in appearance, in a standing posture. Along the top are the five Celestial Buddhas.
Jeff Watt 3-2001
Notes about the Central Figure
Classification: Deity
Appearance: Wrathful
Gender: Male
Details
- Title : Mahakala (Buddhist Protector) - (1 face - 8 hands)
- Year : 1600 - 1699
- Classification : Painting
- Medium : Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
- Dimension : 83.82 x 60.96 cm (33 x 24 in)
- Accession No : F1997.13.4
- Country/ Geo-location : Nepal
- Collection : The Rubin Museum of Art