Artwork Details

Title
A Folio from a Manuscript of The Liberation Through Hearing in the Intermediate State (Bardo Thodrol)
Dimensions
7 x 25 in. (17.8 x 63.5 cm)
Medium
Pigments and ink on paper
Origin
Mongolia
Classification(s)
manuscripts
Date
19th Century
Credit Line
Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art
Object number
C2004.37.3.30
HAR Number
66059, 66060

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