ABP 064
Code: ABP 064
Country: Tibet
Style:
Date: 1600 - 1700
Dimensions in cm WxHxD: 23 x 47.5
Materials: Gouache on black canvas
Dorjé Lekpa as the dark blacksmith Garwa Nakpo
Riding a black goat amidst swirling dark clouds and blazing fire is the protector Dorjé Lekpa under his aspect of Garwa Nakpo, “the dark blacksmith.” Of dark complexion and fierce appearance, he wears a long, black robe and a broad hat. He brandishes a vajra hammer with his right hand and a bellows made of tiger skin with his left. He is accompanied by other protective deities placed beneath him. Dorjé Lekpa belongs to the group of worldly protectors subdued and oath-bounded by Padmasambhava when he established Buddhism in Tibet. He is especially worshipped by Nyingma, Karma Kagyü and even Geluk masters.
A black-hat Karmapa and Padmasambhava as an Indian pandita are depicted in the upper right and left comers. At the centre stands wrathful Vajrapani, bodhisattva of enlightened strength. This painting belongs to the dark ground thangka, a style especially used to represent wrathful deities and protectors.
(Formerly Collection Heidi & Ulrich von Schroeder ; 2011-10)
Riding a black goat amidst swirling dark clouds and blazing fire is the protector Dorjé Lekpa under his aspect of Garwa Nakpo, “the dark blacksmith.” Of dark complexion and fierce appearance, he wears a long, black robe and a broad hat. He brandishes a vajra hammer with his right hand and a bellows made of tiger skin with his left. He is accompanied by other protective deities placed beneath him. Dorjé Lekpa belongs to the group of worldly protectors subdued and oath-bounded by Padmasambhava when he established Buddhism in Tibet. He is especially worshipped by Nyingma, Karma Kagyü and even Geluk masters.
A black-hat Karmapa and Padmasambhava as an Indian pandita are depicted in the upper right and left comers. At the centre stands wrathful Vajrapani, bodhisattva of enlightened strength. This painting belongs to the dark ground thangka, a style especially used to represent wrathful deities and protectors.
(Formerly Collection Heidi & Ulrich von Schroeder ; 2011-10)