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1600 (ca.), [Central Tibetan], Mahakala Panjaranatha and Companion [watercolor] -- Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (Richmond)
From the museum label:
Considered to be Mahakala's elemental form, Panjaranatha (Lord of the Pavilion) is the primary protector of Tibetan Buddhism's Sakya order. He holds in the crooks of his elbows a magical staff with which he can summon any of Mahakala's various emanations. With his three eyes bulging and fanged mouth agape, he squats on a corpse and brandishes a flaying knife-chopper and gore-filled skull cup. His characteristic oversize belly hangs low, while a floral-figured starched scarf forms the innermost of his multiple halos. Among the figures surrounding him are members of his ghoulish retinue and a monk in the upper right corner.
1600 (ca.), [Central Tibetan], Mahakala Panjaranatha and Companion [watercolor] -- Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (Richmond)
From the museum label:
Considered to be Mahakala's elemental form, Panjaranatha (Lord of the Pavilion) is the primary protector of Tibetan Buddhism's Sakya order. He holds in the crooks of his elbows a magical staff with which he can summon any of Mahakala's various emanations. With his three eyes bulging and fanged mouth agape, he squats on a corpse and brandishes a flaying knife-chopper and gore-filled skull cup. His characteristic oversize belly hangs low, while a floral-figured starched scarf forms the innermost of his multiple halos. Among the figures surrounding him are members of his ghoulish retinue and a monk in the upper right corner.