Artwork Details

Title
Arapachana Manjushri
Dimensions
32 1/2 x 22 3/8 x 1 3/8 in. (82.6 x 56.8 x 3.5 cm)
Medium
Pigments on cloth
Origin
Kham Province, Eastern Tibet
Classification(s)
paintings scroll painting
Date
19th century
Credit Line
Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art, Gift of Shelley and Donald Rubin
Object number
C2006.66.464
HAR Number
925
Published references
* Stump, Colin. Wisdom of the Mountains: Buddhism of Tibet and the Himalaya. Paramita Publications, 2017. Pp.118-119.* Debreczeny, Karl. "Wutaishan: Pilgrimage to Five Peak Mountain." Journal of the International Association of the Tibetan Studies. Issue 6 (Dec 2011): 1-133, p. 85, Cat 41.http://www.thlib.org/collections/texts/jiats/#!jiats=/06/debreczeny/

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