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Subject:Re: Watercolor work on paper
Posted By: Fujin Mon, Mar 21, 2016
This is a Tibetan woodblock print depicting 'The Three Victorious Creatures of Harmony' (Tib. mi-thun g'yul-rgyal gsum), being the garuda-lion (top), the fish-otter (left) and the makara-conch (right).
"The Union of Opposites (mithun gyulgyal) is an interesting group of symbols. These mythological beings are joined rival pairs of animals created to symbolize harmony. A snow lion and a garuda, normally mortal enemies, were combined to form an animal with the body of a snow lion and the head and wings of a garuda. Likewise a fish was put together with an otter and a crocodile-like chu-srin was married to a conch shell. These composed creatures are often put on victory banners for the reconciliation of disharmony and disagreement."
I can't help with the inscription as I have no experience translating Tibetan.
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