Black Cloak Mahakala Location Kham Province, eastern Tibet Date 18th century Creator Situ Panchen (1700–1774) Material pigments on silk Dimensions 44½ × 22 × 1¼ in. (113 x 55.9 x 3.2 cm) Collection Rubin Museum of Art; C2002.8.4 (HAR 65083)
Great Tibetan Patron and Designer of Buddhist Art in Kham Portrait of Situ Panchen Pelpung Monastery, Derge, Kham region, eastern Tibet ca. 1760s Explore essay
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