EditorialFour-Faced Wrathful Protector Mahakala as Chaturmukha?Mahakala, 19th?century, Tangka, ink and color on cloth, Further research?needed, Mahakala is an emanation of Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of Spiritual Wisdom. He is often shown with four faces in diff...
EditorialClavicytherium, mid-18th century, Germany?, probably German, Wood, various materials, H.: 212.2 cm (83-1/2 in.) + stand 62.2 cm (24-1/2 in.) = 274.4 cm (108 in.) total height; W.: 95.5 cm (37-5/8 in.) Stand 102 cm (40-1/4 in.); D.: 48 cm (19 in.) Stand...
EditorialGiw and Kay Khusraw. Shahnama of Firdawsi, with 39 miniatures. Opaque w. 1614. Giw encounters Kay Khusraw by a spring. Luxuriant and richly-coloured rocky landscape; Kay Khusraw is a rather ungainly figure with fat legs and a crown too large for him. 2...
EditorialClavicytherium, mid-18th century, Germany?, probably German, Wood, various materials, H.: 212.2 cm (83-1/2 in.) + stand 62.2 cm (24-1/2 in.) = 274.4 cm (108 in.) total height; W.: 95.5 cm (37-5/8 in.) Stand 102 cm (40-1/4 in.); D.: 48 cm (19 in.) Stand...