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Description: | Namsrai, painted cloth, wood. Namsrai (Kuvera/Vaisravana), Guardian of Riches and Defender of the Faith. Golden skinned god with red palms, in golden scale armour, right hand in dissertation posture, left hand holds a mongoose, jewelled headdress, scarves, halo and nimbus; riding a white lion standing on a pink lotus throne. Above is a golden temple with dragon eaves and a Mahakala figure. Twelve other figures surround the central figure: nine riders, two goddesses and seated god, the riders are aspects of Namsrai. Painted scroll with orders of red-gold and yellow-red cloth on a blue mount.
caption: Frontal view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 1980.295
caption: Rear view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 1980.295 | Publisher: | http://www.horniman.ac.uk/ | Rights holder: | Horniman Museum and Gardens | Subjects: | synthetic fibre wood thangkas pigment textile | Source: | Horniman Museum | Identifier: | oai:oai.horniman.ac.uk:object-54519 | Go to resource |
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