



Frontispiece from the Great Destroyer of the Thousand Foes (Mahasahasrapramardani) Sutra Manuscript
- Location
- Tibet
- Date
- ca. 13th–14th century
- Material
- Ink and pigments on paper
- Dimensions
- 7 1/4 × 27 in.
- Collection
Rubin Museum of Art; C2004.33.1
- Link
- https://collection.rubinmuseum.org/objects/225/
Related Essays & Themes

Illuminated Pages of the Prajnaparamita Sutra Manuscript
Nalanda, India; 1073, 1151
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Art making in Himalayan and Tibetan regions is largely religious in nature and takes a wide range of forms—from painting to lost-wax metal casting.
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