Mountain God with Tiger
Not on view
This imposing shamanistic depiction of a mountain god envisions the deity, seated frontally and gazing outward, as a stately elderly gentleman wearing voluminous deep red robes and an elaborate hat. He is accompanied by a large docile tiger. The god and tiger are in an auspicious blue-and-green landscape with a pine tree, a symbol of longevity and integrity. The painting, executed in vibrant saturated colors, could have been displayed in a Buddhist temple adjacent to a central altarpiece as an example of the syncretism of indigenous shamanistic beliefs and Buddhism.
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