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Green Tara
c. 1260s
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
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 <em>thangka—</em>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.
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Details
- Title: Green Tara
- Date Created: c. 1260s
- Physical 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.)
- Provenance: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Type: Painting
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1970.156
- Medium: thangka; gum tempera, ink, and gold on sized cotton
- Inscriptions: Om Ah Hum, om tare tutare ture svaha, Om Ah Hum, Om Ah Hum, om ah sarva vyida svaha, ye dharmā hetuprabhavā he- tuṃ teṣāṃ tathāgato hy avadat teṣāṃ ca yo nirodha evaṃvādī mahāśramaṇaḥ
- Fun Fact: The tiny monastic figure under Green Tara's right hand commissioned the painting.
- Department: Indian and Southeast Asian Art
- Culture: Central Tibet
- Credit Line: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund by exchange
- Collection: Tibetan Art
- Accession Number: 1970.156
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