A pair of Chitipati – "Lords of the charnel grounds"
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ABS 302
Code: ABS 302
Country: Mongolia
Style: Khalkhas of Outer Mongolia
Date: 1700 - 1800
Dimensions in cm WxHxD: 37
Materials: Wood, with remains of painted decoration
Wood, with remains of painted decoration.
The Sri Smasana Adipata or "glorious lords of the charnel ground of the funeral pile - father & mother" are popularly known as Citipati or "lord of the funeral pile". They are related to the Cakrasamvara Tantra and are usually represented as pair of skeleton figures bandishing various attributes.
The Sri Smasana Adipata or "glorious lords of the charnel ground of the funeral pile - father & mother" are popularly known as Citipati or "lord of the funeral pile". They are related to the Cakrasamvara Tantra and are usually represented as pair of skeleton figures bandishing various attributes.
Bock, Etienne; Falcombello, Jean-Marc; Jenny Magali, 2022. Trésors du Tibet. Sur les pas de Milarépa.. Paris: Flammarion. p. 145
Wang-Toutain, Françoise; Pannier, François et al., 2004. La danse des morts: Citipati de l'Himalaya, danses macabres et vanités de l'Occident : exposition du 15 septembre au 30 octobre 2004, Galerie Le toit du monde, Paris. Paris ; Galerie Le toit du monde ; Suilly-la-Tour : Éd. Findakly.