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Vajrapani and Garudas

painting 1600s, embroidery c. 1300
(Tibetan, 1604–1674)
China and Tibet, Embroidery: China, Yuan dynasty (1279-1368); painting: Tibet, 17th century
Painting: gum tempera, gold, and silver on silk; lateral borders: silk damask with needleloop embroidery; top and bottom panels: embroidered silk, lead and silver paper; curtain: silk tabby; dowels: wood, rawhide, and leather
Overall: 114.6 x 44.5 cm (45 1/8 x 17 1/2 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1989.11
Location: not on view
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Vajrapani sometimes takes the form of Garuda, enemy of snakes.
Vajrapani and Garudas

Vajrapani and Garudas

painting 1600s, embroidery c. 1300

Chöying Dorjé, the Tenth Black Hat Karmapa

(Tibetan, 1604–1674)
China and Tibet, Embroidery: China, Yuan dynasty (1279-1368); painting: Tibet, 17th century

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