Period:Tang dynasty Production date:8thC
Materials:silk, 絲綢 (Chinese),
Technique:painted
Subjects:mammal cintamani 隨侍 (Chinese) 哺乳動物 (Chinese) 如意寶 (Chinese) deity attendant flaming jewel
Dimensions:Height: 74 centimetres Width: 31 centimetres
Description:
Fragment of a large painting showing Vaisravana, Guardian of the North, with his attendant. Vaisravana wears close-fitting armour and firmly grasps a halberd-banner. There is an animal head at his shoulder. His attendant wears a leopard-head helmet, which covers his head and shoulders. In one hand the attendant holds a mongoose, symbolic of Vaisravana’s aspect as Kubera, the Indian god of wealth, in the other hand he holds a cintamani (flaming jewel). Ink and colour on silk.
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![图片[1]-painting; 繪畫(Chinese) BM-1919-0101-0.38-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Tang dynasty/Paintings/mid_RFC645_3.jpg)
![图片[2]-painting; 繪畫(Chinese) BM-1919-0101-0.38-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Tang dynasty/Paintings/mid_RFC645_4.jpg)
![图片[3]-painting; 繪畫(Chinese) BM-1919-0101-0.38-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Tang dynasty/Paintings/mid_RFC645_5.jpg)
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Materials:silk, 絲綢 (Chinese),
Technique:painted
Subjects:mammal cintamani 隨侍 (Chinese) 哺乳動物 (Chinese) 如意寶 (Chinese) deity attendant flaming jewel
Dimensions:Height: 74 centimetres Width: 31 centimetres
Description:
Fragment of a large painting showing Vaisravana, Guardian of the North, with his attendant. Vaisravana wears close-fitting armour and firmly grasps a halberd-banner. There is an animal head at his shoulder. His attendant wears a leopard-head helmet, which covers his head and shoulders. In one hand the attendant holds a mongoose, symbolic of Vaisravana’s aspect as Kubera, the Indian god of wealth, in the other hand he holds a cintamani (flaming jewel). Ink and colour on silk.
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