GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Lokapalas were guardian kings of the four directions. They are usually shown as armed figures. This work embodies Tibetan ideas of wrathful-looking deities who are protective forces. The flaring robe, carefully detailed armor, and snarling, ferocious face are meant to avert evil.
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- Anne Bromberg, Label text, 2011.
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China (nation): TGN: 1000111
Tibet: TGN: 7001319
Process/materials
bronze: AAT: 300010957
gilt bronze (ormolu): AAT: 300011048
gilt: AAT: 300379350
sculpture: AAT: 300047090
Historical periods
seventeenth century (dates CE): AAT: 300404511
eighteenth century: AAT: 300404512
Individuals
Subject terms
armor (protective wear): AAT: 300036745
Buddhism : AAT: 300073738
cardinal directions (compass points): AAT: 300078457
dharma: AAT: 300264384
fangs (teeth): DMA
protection: AAT: 300164923
robes: AAT: 300209852
sitting (seated): AAT: 300263970
stupas: AAT: 300007576
Tibetan Buddhism: AAT: 300265647
Tantrism: AAT: 300143658
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PROVENANCE
2011: David Owsley, New York, purchased at auction, "Asian Works of Art," Doyle, New York, March 21, 2011, lot 24, as "Sino Tibetan Gilt-Bronze Deity" [1]
From 2011: Dallas Museum of Art, gift of David T. Owsley via the Alconda-Owsley Foundation in honor of Bonnie Pitman
The main source for this provenance is the deed of gift dated August 5, 2011, copy in Dallas Museum of Art Collections Records object file.
[1] See the invoice from Doyle New York dated March 22, 2011, copy in object file.
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General Description
Lokapalas were guardian kings of the four directions. They are usually shown as armed figures. This work embodies Tibetan ideas of wrathful-looking deities who are protective forces. The flaring robe, carefully detailed armor, and snarling, ferocious face are meant to avert evil.
Excerpt from
- Anne Bromberg, Label text, 2011.
Fun Facts
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Notes
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Cultures
Geography
China (nation): TGN: 1000111
Tibet: TGN: 7001319
Process/materials
bronze: AAT: 300010957
gilt bronze (ormolu): AAT: 300011048
gilt: AAT: 300379350
sculpture: AAT: 300047090
Historical periods
seventeenth century (dates CE): AAT: 300404511
eighteenth century: AAT: 300404512
Individuals
Subject terms
armor (protective wear): AAT: 300036745
Buddhism : AAT: 300073738
cardinal directions (compass points): AAT: 300078457
dharma: AAT: 300264384
fangs (teeth): DMA
protection: AAT: 300164923
robes: AAT: 300209852
sitting (seated): AAT: 300263970
stupas: AAT: 300007576
Tibetan Buddhism: AAT: 300265647
Tantrism: AAT: 300143658
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
2011: David Owsley, New York, purchased at auction, "Asian Works of Art," Doyle, New York, March 21, 2011, lot 24, as "Sino Tibetan Gilt-Bronze Deity" [1]
From 2011: Dallas Museum of Art, gift of David T. Owsley via the Alconda-Owsley Foundation in honor of Bonnie Pitman
The main source for this provenance is the deed of gift dated August 5, 2011, copy in Dallas Museum of Art Collections Records object file.
[1] See the invoice from Doyle New York dated March 22, 2011, copy in object file.
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