Avalokiteshvara, torma butter sculpture

Colorful butter sculpture depicting four-armed, crowned Bodhisattva seated underneath trio of chrysanthemums

Avalokiteshvara, torma butter sculpture

Location
Labrang Monastery, Amdo region, eastern Tibet (Gansu Province, China)
Date
2014
Material
flour, butter, natural pigments
Dimensions
height of figure approx. 12 in. (30.5 cm)
Photo Credit
photograph by Sandar Aung