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The First Vidyadhara (Wisdom-Holder) King of Shambhala, Manjushri Yashas (Beautiful Radiant Fame)
Tibetan
second half of the 17th century
Object Place: Tibet
Medium/Technique
Distemper on cotton
Dimensions
80.9 x 43.3 cm (31 7/8 x 17 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number06.327
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsPaintings
DescriptionPainting in hanging scroll (thangka) format, with replacement streamers, veil, and decorative stitched borders.
Probably not a representation of a female deity; more likely an image of The First Kulika King of Shambala, Manjushrikirti (Beautiful Radiant Glory). Dark-skinned deity.
Probably not a representation of a female deity; more likely an image of The First Kulika King of Shambala, Manjushrikirti (Beautiful Radiant Glory). Dark-skinned deity.
Provenance1904, sold by Florine Langweil (b. 1861 – d. 1958), Paris, to Denman Waldo Ross (b. 1853 - d. 1935), Cambridge, MA; 1906, gift of Ross to the MFA. (Accession Date: March 8, 1906)