Lama Praying Cylinder
May 1861-July 1861
Simpson, William
SSEA
Painting of a Lama in a monastery working the prayer wheel. The Lama recites a mantra from the Buddhist scriptures in front of him, while simultaneously turning the wheel with a string attached to a crank on the cylinder. The tall cylinder is painted in vivid colours with inscriptions. The monastery walls are decorated with Buddhist figures. Several ritualistic objects - a lamp, a vajra (diamond sceptre), a bell and a large drum – lie in the foreground.
- Maker/Artist
- Simpson, William
- Classification
- Painting
- Medium
- watercolour, painted
- Locations
- city: London
- Dimensions
- Height: 35 cm Width: 25 cm
- Departments
- SSEA
- Accession Number
- 1158-1869
- Credit Line
- Purchased from Messrs Day and Son Ltd (London) in 1869
- Rights Statement
- arr
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