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Yama and Yami
Tibetan
about 17th century
Object Place: Tibet
Medium/Technique
Distemper on cotton, mounted with silk brocade and wood dowels
Dimensions
99 x 68 cm (39 x 26 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Chinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession Number14.83
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsPaintings
DescriptionPainting in hanging scroll (thangka) format, no streamers or veil.
Yama and Yami stand on a bull, engulfed in flames. At the top of the painting are three Gelukpa (yellow-hat) lamas seated on thrones. Around the central couple, on all four sides, are fifteen wrathful deities, each engulfed in flames, some riding on animal vehicles.
Yama and Yami stand on a bull, engulfed in flames. At the top of the painting are three Gelukpa (yellow-hat) lamas seated on thrones. Around the central couple, on all four sides, are fifteen wrathful deities, each engulfed in flames, some riding on animal vehicles.
InscriptionsOn reverse, in red ink, mantras.
Provenance1913, with a Mr. Re, China; October 5, 1913, sold by Mr. Re to Hayasaki Kokichi (b. 1874 - d. 1956) [see note 1] and taken to Japan; December, 1913, shipped to Boston and purchased by the MFA. (Accession Date: January 8, 1914)
NOTES:
[1] The MFA's purchasing agent in China.
NOTES:
[1] The MFA's purchasing agent in China.