Thangka

51-41-13B

From: Tibet

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Native Name Thangka
Object Number 51-41-13B
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Tibetan | Buddhist
Provenience Tibet
Date Made 19th Century
Section Asian
Materials Silk | Pigment
Technique Painted
Iconography Maitreya | Bodhisattva
Inscription Language Tibetan Language
Description

Thangka painting. Maitreya Bodhisattva. At the top are the Buddhas of the Five Families. In the lower composition are the Eight Great Bodhisattvas. Large central figure with gold skin in teaching mudra. 5 seated figures at top. 4 large and 4 small figures along the bottom. Mounted on silk with fine silk curtain. Frame around painting in yellow and orange with metallic thread. Wood with copper capped ends. Backing deteriorating. Top bar was covered in leather. Lengthy Lantza Nepalese inscription along the bottom front of the composition. Three character inscription on the back.

Credit Line Gift of Schuyler V. R. Cammann, 1951
Other Number 41.064 - Other Number

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