Initiation Card (Tsakalis): Door Keeper

Green-skinned figure with a large belly and a smaller green-skinned figure to the right, both wearing gold jewelry and headpieces, with the larger figure holding an object in their raised right hand. The larger figure has a necklace of white beads and a patterned cloth wrapped around their waist. The smaller figure points with their right hand. The figures are set against a red arch with a patterned design, surrounded by a red border with a gold outline and blue corners featuring red and white designs. The artwork is titled "Initiation Card (Tsakalis): Door Keeper".

Artwork details

Date:: early 15th century
Medium:: Opaque watercolor on paper
Culture:: Tibet
Dimensions:: 547 × 624 px
Museum record:: View original

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Initiation Card (Tsakalis): Door Keeper

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