Manjusri with his consort Shakti

Manjusri with his consort Shakti

Physical description

Nepali thangka showing the four-headed, eight-armed Manjusri with his consort Shakti; below a line of devotees with a colophon in Nepali script dated 982 Nepali samvat-i.e 982+ 879= 1861-2AD.
In style it has strong Orissan influence and was perhaps executed in Orissa for a Nepali community, taking Nepali scroll for model.

Descriptive line

Tangka-Prabha, Manjusri with his Sakti; Religion, Nepal/Orissa, 1861

Details

  • Title : Manjusri with his consort Shakti
  • Year : 1861-2 AD (made)
  • Artist : Unknown
  • Classification : Paintings & Manuscripts
  • Dimension : Length: 36 in, Width: 28 in, Height: 92 cm, Width: 80 cm
  • Accession No : IS.168-1954
  • Country/ Geo-location : Nepal
  • Collection : Victoria & Albert Museum (V&A)
  • Status : In Storage