White Tara

Frontal view of whole of Horniman Museum object no nn11274
Frontal View of whole of Horniman Museum object no 14.6.49/8
Rear view of whole of Horniman Museum object no nn11274
Frontal View of whole of Horniman Museum object no 14.6.49/8
General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 14.6.49/8
Frontal view of whole of Horniman Museum object no nn11274 Frontal View of whole of Horniman Museum object no 14.6.49/8 Rear view of whole of Horniman Museum object no nn11274 Frontal View of whole of Horniman Museum object no 14.6.49/8 General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 14.6.49/8

Painting of White Tara. Catalogue entry redas:'A Tibetan Painting of the White Tara of the Seven Eyes, seated on a lotus throne and holding the stalk of a lotus blossom, mounted on silk and framed, 25in. by 19in., 18th Century.

Thangka are devotional paintings which are particularly associated with Vajrayana Buddhism. They are always executed on cloth and often have ornate fabric surrounds and covers. Thangka can fulfil several different purposes -they are for example often used as teaching aids- however, perhaps their most important role is to focus meditation. Thangka that are used for meditation will generally depict a yidam

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
14.6.49/8
Date
18th century
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 25 x 19 in.; 635 x 482.6 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
textile; silk; pigment; card
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
LOCATION
In storage
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