thangka #25
Description after Linrothe: Type of Object: thangka painting on cloth mounted in cloth;
Materials & Techniques: painting with pigments;
Measurements: 55 x 43 cm painting only; 91.5 x 68.5 cm including cloth mounting;
Inscriptions and Markings: inscription on back;
Distinguishing Features: uneven cloth surface; paint loss, creases; water stains on back;
Title: Dorje Legpa (rdor rje legs pa; short form: rdor legs);
Subject: Locally known as the protector of this monastery (Dunkhar); blue male wrathful deity standing (half-sitting) with boots on a goat, with hammer and a human heart (?); Tsonkhapa is above left;
Date or Period: late 19th – early 20th c.;
Maker: local painter;
Where Kept: rgyun bskang hall.
