File:Mahakala, Protector of the Tent.jpg
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English: Mahakala, Protector of the Tent, Central Tibet. Distemper on cloth, 64 x 53 in. (162.6 x 134.6 cm). Mahakala is one of the most popular guardians in the Tibetan Buddhist pantheon. Here he tramples a corpse while wielding a flaying knife and a blood-filled skull cup, signifying the destruction of impediments to enlightenment. In the crooks of his elbows he supports a gandi gong, a symbol of his vow to protect the community of monks (sangha). His principal companions, Palden Remati and Palden Lhamo, appear to his left, and Legden Nagpo and Bhutadamara are at his right. At lower left is Brahmarupa blowing a thighbone trumpet. He is especially revered by the Sakya order, which commissioned this work. This tangka, one of the earliest and grandest of this subject, can be related to murals preserved in the fifteenth-century Kumbum at Gyantse monastery, central Tibet, likely painted under Newari direction. |
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circa 1500 date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902 |
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institution QS:P195,Q160236 |
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Source/Photographer | https://www.metmuseum.org/collection/the-collection-online/search/78195 direct link | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Camera manufacturer | Hasselblad |
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Camera model | Hasselblad H4D-50MS - Hasselblad H4D |
Author | photo |
Exposure time | 1/125 sec (0.008) |
F-number | f/8 |
ISO speed rating | 100 |
Date and time of data generation | 10:57, 25 March 2013 |
Lens focal length | 100 mm |
Horizontal resolution | 300 dpi |
Vertical resolution | 300 dpi |
Software used | GIMP 2.8.14 |
File change date and time | 18:11, 29 April 2015 |
Exposure Program | Manual |
Exif version | 2.3 |
Date and time of digitizing | 10:57, 25 March 2013 |
APEX shutter speed | 6.965784 |
APEX aperture | 6 |
Maximum land aperture | 2.44478484 APEX (f/2.33) |
Subject distance | 2.662 meters |
Metering mode | Center weighted average |
Flash | Flash did not fire |
Supported Flashpix version | 1 |
Color space | Uncalibrated |
Focal plane X resolution | 1,666.67 |
Focal plane Y resolution | 1,666.67 |
Focal plane resolution unit | 3 |
Focal length in 35 mm film | 70 mm |
Lens used | HC 100 |
Serial number of camera | DP40016100 |
Date metadata was last modified | 07:46, 30 August 2013 |
Unique ID of original document | xmp.did:5B63556083296811871FDCA45245FC17 |