Vajrapani Embroidered Mount with Garuda

Choying Dorje, the Tenth Black Hat Karmapa

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image depicts a vertically oriented, embroidered mount with a central figure. The mount is beige with a horizontal grid texture. There are two long, dark brown, vertically oriented strips on the mount; they are slightly angled and appear to be frayed at the edges. The top strip is positioned on the left and extends from the top to the middle of the image. The bottom strip is on the right and extends from the middle to the bottom. The mount appears to have some dark smudges around the strips. The central figure appears to be a Buddhist deity; however, due to the image's low resolution, no facial features or detailed body parts are visible. The figure appears to be surrounded by a halo or other decorative element. The overall impression is of a traditional Buddhist art piece.