Medium:

Appliqué using Chinese (Qing) and Russian brocades, leather, pearls, and couching threads (horsehair wrapped in silk with gold foil); with original silk dustcovers, ribbons, and silver-gilt caps on dowel

Dimensions:

H x W (overall): 154.9 x 106.7 cm (61 x 42 in)

H x W (painting): 81.3 x 59.7 cm (32 x 23 1/2 in)

Type:

Costume and Textile

Origin:

Lhasa, Central Tibet

Date:

1834

Collection:

Arthur M. Sackler Collection

Exhibition History:

Encountering the Buddha: Art and Practice Across Asia (October 14, 2017 to February 6, 2022)

The Tibetan Shrine from the Alice S. Kandell Collection (March 13, 2010 to November 27, 2016)

Topic:

Tibet  Search this

Tsongkhapa  Search this

South Asian and Himalayan Art  Search this

thangka  Search this

Credit Line:

The Alice S. Kandell Collection

Accession Number:

S2017.48

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection

Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye350bfa92c-96e4-4645-9d2b-932e7d83b336

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_S2017.48