Green Tara
Aniko · c. 1260s, mounted 2020 · Cleveland Museum of Art
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For Tibetans, Green Tara is one of the preeminent figures of their Buddhist faith, a radiant savioress who embodies the female form of the perfect, enlightened mind. The Green Tara in the Cleveland thangka—a Tibetan devotional painting on cloth—specifically dispels fear and provides protection, just like her mantra inscribed on the back side of the painting. Her green color and fear-not gesture link her to the cosmic Buddha of the North, enshrined above her head. Most scholars agree that this work was painted by the celebrated Nepalese artist known as Aniko. The tiny monastic figure under Green Tara's right hand commissioned the painting.
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Details
- Maker
- Attributed to Aniko (Nepalese, active in Tibet mid- to late 1200s)
- Date
- c. 1260s, mounted 2020
- Medium
- thangka; gum tempera, ink, and gold on sized cotton; mount: silk
- Dimensions
- Painting: 52.4 x 43.2 cm (20 5/8 x 17 in.); Overall: 107 x 65 cm (42 1/8 x 25 9/16 in.)
- Place of origin
- Central Tibet
- Held by
- Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · Not on view
- Credit line
- Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund by exchange
Image: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0