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The Met

Artist: Unknown

Date: 18th century

Department: Asian Art

Classification: Paintings

Medium: Distemper on cloth

Dimensions: Sight (Image): 27 x 19 1/2 in. (68.6 x 49.5 cm) Mounted: 46 x 25 in. (116.8 x 63.5 cm)

Credit Line: Gift of Jeffrey Paley, 1975

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Brief Description

Dark-bodied, multi-armed figure with sword, trident, red flames, trampling smaller figures

Detailed Description

The artwork is a vertical rectangular painting with a dark, almost black background, framed by a lighter brown border. At the center, a large, dark-bodied, multi-armed being dominates the composition. Its face displays multiple eyes, prominent fangs, and upward-sweeping, flame-like hair. Its body is adorned with golden and reddish details, and it wears a necklace of skulls. In its right hands, it holds a raised sword and a trident, while other hands hold various implements. The being stands with one leg raised, trampling smaller, prostrate figures below. The entire central figure is enveloped by swirling red and black flames surrounding it. Above the central being, in the upper left and right corners, two smaller, seated figures are depicted on white cloud-like forms, with their hands in a gesture. Directly above the central being's head, a small, golden, seated figure is visible. Below the central being, amidst the flames, several smaller, prostrate figures and animal-like forms are depicted. The overall color palette is dark, with strong contrasts provided by vibrant red flames and golden accents. A small line of script is visible in the upper left quadrant, below the seated figure. The script reads: "ཨོཾ་བཛྲ་བི་ར་ཡ་ཧཱུྃ་"

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