Artwork Details

Title
Akashagarbha
Dimensions
55 5/8 × 27 × 3/4 in.
Medium
Pigments on cloth
Origin
Tibet
Classification(s)
paintings scroll painting
Date
19th century
Credit Line
Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art
Object number
C2003.11.2
HAR Number
65280
Published references
* Mullin, Glenn H. The Flying Mystics of Tibetan Buddhism. New York: Rubin Museum of Art; Chicago: Serindia Publications, 2006. Plate 16; Pp. 122-125

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