Banquet for Four Dharmapalas with Mount Meru

Gallery 325, Asian Art, third floor (Imasogie Gallery)

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Banquet for Four Dharmapalas with Mount Meru

c. 18th century

Artist/maker unknown, Mongolian

This scroll painting depicts a banquet for four of the Dharmapalas, defenders of Buddhist Law. From left to right, they are Yama, Yamantaka, Mahakala, and Kuvera. They are shown as bodiless presences in full armor, carrying their symbols and attributes, surrounded by myriad scenes, deities, and symbols that are connected with the banquet.

Gallery 325, Asian Art, third floor (Imasogie Gallery)

Object Details

Title:

Banquet for Four Dharmapalas with Mount Meru

Date:

c. 18th century

Artist:

Artist/maker unknown, Mongolian

Medium:

Colors on cloth

Dimensions:

Image: 40 inches × 9 feet 1 3/4 inches (101.6 × 278.8 cm)

Classification:

Paintings

Credit Line:

Gift of Natacha Rambova, 1959

Accession Number:

1959-156-6

Geography:

Made in Mongolia, Asia

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