Painting of "The Assembly Tree of the Gods;" central deity is Tsong-kha-pa, there are three groups of divinities in clouds above, large group of divinities in tree below. Watercolor on cloth. Frame painted green. Height: 50 cm, Width/breadth: 38 cm
Donor:
Older University Collections
Collection place:
China
Verbatim coll. place:
Tibet attributed
Culture or time period:
Tibetan
Collection date:
before 1956
Materials:
Cloth, Glass (material), and Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Watercolors (paintings)
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Production date:
before 1926
Accession date:
1968
Department:
Drawings and paintings
Dimensions:
painting— width 38 centimeters and painting— height 50 centimeters
Title:
The Assembly Tree of the Gods (Title Subject)
Comment:
Assemblage of divinities of the Tibetan Lamaist pantheon, probably arranged according to rank; the central figure is the founder of the Ge-lug-pa Sect. He is surrounded by Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, Yi-dam, Dharmapala, Feminine Divinities, Witches, the Guardians of the Four Quarters, the five Great Kings, the Great Magicians, the Arhats, and deified Lamas. Very late example, according to Professor James Cahill. White mat, green painted wood frame, glass.