1919,0101,0.103

Description

Scope and content : Subject: Bodhisattva Vajrapāṇi. R. hand in vara-mudrā by side; L. horizontal before breast supporting the Vajra which stands on end. Dhōtī of dark red, yellow, light blue, and white interwoven. No stole. Girdle of dark red, with flower pattern in white and yellow, passed round hips and knotted on L. Narrow band of white comes over R. shoulder and crosses under girdle, ends on thigh. Short curls wave at side of head, making background to ears. Flesh a uniform green, with palms of hands and edge of soles of feet red. Fig. somewhat heavier than majority of this class. Underfoot, double dark-pink lotus, from which twining stems with buds and flowers rise shoulder-high on either side. Halo circular. Overhead, straight band of canopy, red with pattern of large flowers in blue, white, red, and green, and pendent tassels. For Tib. inscr. written on background to L. of head, see App. K.