Tapestry Yangti Verois Vajra Thangka

[Kesi Yangti Verowa Vajra Thangka]

Kesi Yangti Verowa Vajra Thangka, 18th century, inland, silk, Kesi, 169 cm high, 101 cm wide, 94 cm vertical and 68 cm horizontal. The old collection of the Qing Palace
The male body of Verois Varja has blue double bodies, nine sides, thirty-four arms and sixteen feet. In front of it is a bull face beast with a flame on its head and a statue of Manjusri on its head, which shows that this image is the embodiment of Manjusri’s fierce face. The Lord embraced the white princess Luolangzawa; The bell, pestle, arrow and other magic tools in the thirty-four hands respectively represent wisdom, bravery and firmness. The standing posture on the left and the right eight feet on animals such as buffalo symbolize eight achievements; The birds such as vultures and owls on the left foot symbolize eight freedom and purity. Under the eight birds and eight beasts, there are gods such as the king and princess of heaven. At the top of the picture are two great Indian achievers, and at the bottom are the King of Hell
This Thangka tapestry is finely woven, and the weft color setting is combined with halo fading and halo spacing. It uses a variety of tapestry techniques, such as flat tapestry, long and short tapestry, structural tapestry, wooden comb tapestry, and wrapped core tapestry, with local painting and dyeing
On the back of the Thangka, there is a white silk label, which is inscribed in four characters of Han, Manchu, Mongolian and Tibetan in ink. The Chinese text is: “On the fifth day of November of the forty-sixth year of Qianlong’s reign, the emperor ordered Zhang Jiahu Tuke Tu to recognize and worship the benefit of the tapestry, the Yangti, the Verova Vajra…”.

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