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A female figure stands at center, richly dressed, with flowing hair and the word “security” inscribed across their chest in English. Concentric blue and brown circles surround the figure’s head and body respectively, against a geometric patterned background. A row of "junk" food items appears at lower left. At lower right, a group of small fleshy figures surrounded by clouds struggle to keep up on a treadmill.

Dedicated to Women Migrants: Security II

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, 2023

Two richly dressed figures stand side-by-side, facing frontally, against a dark background. Smaller seated figures of monks in circular motifs appear at the upper and lower portions of the painting.

Bodhisattvas Samantabhadra and Vajrapani

Central Asia, 16th century

Two richly dressed, bearded figures in armor face each other, both surrounded by swirling cloud motifs, against a backdrop of green hills, trees, and a body of water. Two smaller figures of attendants are placed at lower left and right, and a dish piled high with offerings sits between the two central figures.

Vaishravana and Virupaksha, Guardian Kings of the Northern and Western Directions

Tibet, 19th century