Artwork Details

Title
Samantabhadra
Dimensions
23 3/4 x 14 3/4 x 3/8 in. (60.3 x 37.5 x 1 cm)
Medium
Pigments on cloth
Origin
Inner Mongolia
Classification(s)
paintings scroll painting
Date
19th century
Credit Line
Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art, Gift of Martin Brauen, Switzerland
Object number
C2011.6
HAR Number
65694

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