1919,0101,0.169*

Description

Scope and content : Paper painting with Tib. inscr., complete and in good condition, representing Kālika, disciple of Śākyamuni and fourth of Great Apostles. See Dr. Barnett’s note in Appendix K, and for other paintings of same series, Ch. 00377, 00401. K. seated on mat, ¾ to R., crosslegged, with feet hidden, wrapped in red and buff mantle lined with olive-green, which covers shoulders and arms. R. hand carries begging-bowl at breast; L. is raised and held out with thumb, first and second fingers extended. Head shaved, eyes large and black, features blunt and irregular, drawn with decision and full of character. Into ground on R. is stuck beggar’s staff, with bracket below head from which hangs wallet; behind head oval pink halo edged with flame, and above simple canopy. Inscr. is written across bottom of picture; all round dark-brown painted border. 1′ 5¼″ × 10¼″. Thousand Buddhas, Pl. XXXII.