Akshobhyavajra Ghuyasamaja; Tibet; 17th century or later; Pigments on cloth; 71 × 41 in.; Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art; C2001.1.3

Panjarnatha Mahakala; Central Tibet; early 18th century, ca. 1720; Pigments on cloth; 54 5/8 × 34 3/8 × 1 3/8 in.; Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art; C2001.1.4

Dorje Drolo, One of Eight Manifestations of Padmasambhava; Kham Province, Eastern Tibet; 19th century; Pigments on cloth; 40 3/8 × 18 5/8 in.; Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art, Gift of Michael McCormick; C2001.10.1

Buddha Shakyamuni; Tibet; 14th century; Gilt copper alloy; 17 3/4 × 15 5/8 × 10 1/2 in.; Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art; C2001.10.2

Buddha Shakyamuni; Tibet; 15th century; Copper alloy with pigments; 12 1/8 × 9 3/8 × 7 1/8 in.; Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art; C2001.13.3

Buddha's Birth, from a set of the Twelve Deeds of the Buddha; Eastern Tibet, Kham Province, Derge Printing House; after 1960; Ink on paper; 30 7/8 × 21 5/8 in.; Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art, Gift of William Hinman; C2001.4.2

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