Offering Cabinet (Torgam) with Fierce Deities or Blue Mahakala and Tantric Offerings

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Offering Cabinet (Torgam) with Fierce Deities or Blue Mahakala and Tantric Offerings

Tibet, 18th-19th century
Furnishings; Furniture
Wood with mineral pigments, gilding, and gesso; brass fittings
33 x 20 1/4 x 11 1/4 in. (83.82 x 51.44 x 28.58 cm)
Gift of Ruth Hayward, Ph.D. and Robert Hayward, M.D., in honor of Dharmapala (protector of Dharma) Mahakala, through the 2010 Collectors Committee (M.2010.78.3)
Not currently on public view

Bibliography

  • Little, Stephen, Tushara Bindu Gude, Karina Romero Blanco, Silvia Seligson, Marco Antonio Karam. Las Huellas de Buda. Ciudad de México : Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia, 2018.

Exhibition history

  • Ritual Offerings in Tibetan Art Los Angeles, CA, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, September 13, 2014 - October 25, 2015