Artwork Details

Title
Woodblock
Dimensions
10 × 10 1/2 × 7/8 in.
Medium
Wood with traces of ink
Origin
Himalayan Region
Classification(s)
tools and equipment
Date
15th - 19th century
Credit Line
Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art
Object number
C2006.75.5
HAR Number
68908
Published references
* Martin Brauen. Mandala: Sacred Circle in Tibetan Buddhism. (New York: Rubin Museum of Art; Stuttgart: Arnoldsche Art Publishers, 2009). Fig 2.1-2.2; pp. 32-33

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