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The First Dharma (Religious) King of Shambhala, Sucandra (Beautiful Moon)
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 Number06.329
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsPaintings
DescriptionPainting in hanging scroll (thangka) format, with replacement streamers, veil, and decorative stitched borders.
Probably not a representation of Vajradhara; more likely an image of The First Religious King of Shambala, Suchandra (Beautiful Moon). Enthroned bearded figure flanked by two smaller deities with kneeling attendant.
Probably not a representation of Vajradhara; more likely an image of The First Religious King of Shambala, Suchandra (Beautiful Moon). Enthroned bearded figure flanked by two smaller deities with kneeling attendant.
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)