Main Title: Rakta Ganapati (private collection)
Image Title: Ganapati holds a vajra (thunderbolt or mystical weapon) in his right hand and a skull bowl in his left (detail) 27294944

Holding institution:
Fine Arts Library, Harvard University
Data provider:
Harvard University Library
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Title:
Main Title: Rakta Ganapati (private collection)
Image Title: Ganapati holds a vajra (thunderbolt or mystical weapon) in his right hand and a skull bowl in his left (detail) 27294944
Alternative title:
Red Lord of the Categories
Date:
1400
1450
First half of the 15th century
Description:
Culture: BuddhistNote: General note: By Jivarama, a Newar (Nepal) artist active in Tibet in 1435.
Type:
still image
textiles
paintings
Type (Narrower):
Paintings
Type (Broader):
Image
Subject:
Buddhist art and symbolism
Buddhism
Ganesha
gods
Vajrayana
Geographic region:
Place of Production: Xigazê, Tibet, China
Extent:
68 x 59.1 cm
Rights:
(CC BY-NC-SA) Attribution: Harvard Fine Arts Library, Special Collections SCW2016.07911
Identifier:
8001635952_URN-3:FHCL:42639681
Is part of:
Stuart Cary Welch Islamic and South Asian Photographic Collection
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