Achala, King of the Wrathful Ones (previously identified as Vighnantaka)
early 1200s
Maker Unknown
Textiles
Achala, King of the Wrathful Ones (previously identified as Vighnantaka), early 1200s. Mongolia, Tangut Xia, Khara Khoto (1032-1227), early 13th century. Thangka, silk tapestry; overall: 100.6 x 74.3 cm (39 5/8 x 29 1/4 in.); mounted: 111.1 x 83.8 x 7 cm (43 3/4 x 33 x 2 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1992.72
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Textile
- Formatted Medium
- thangka, silk tapestry
- Dimensions
- Overall: 100.6 x 74.3 cm (39 5/8 x 29 1/4 in.); Mounted: 111.1 x 83.8 x 7 cm (43 3/4 x 33 x 2 3/4 in.)
- Departments
- Textiles
- Accession Number
- 1992.72
- Credit Line
- Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
- Exhibitions
- Selected Acquisitions, When Silk Was Gold: Central Asian & Chinese Textiles from the Cleveland and Metropolitan Museums of Art, Himalayan art rotation, Faith and Empire: Art and Politics in Tibetan Buddhism
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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