Sutra Covers with the Eight Buddhist Treasures China Ming dynasty (1368–1644), Yongle period (1403–24) Red lacquer, incised decoration, gold inlay
Stirrups belonging to the equestrian set of Yuthok Tashi Dhondup Tibetan, Derge ca. 1943–1947 copper alloy, gold
The Buddhist Deities Chakrasamvara and Vajravarahi Tibet (by a Newar artist) ca. 15th century mineral pigments and traces of gold on cotton cloth
Dorje Drolo, One of the Eight Manifestations of Padmasambhava Kham Province, Eastern Tibet 19th century Pigments on cloth
Loden Chokse, One of the Eight Manifestations of Padmasambhava Kham Province, Eastern Tibet 19th century Pigments on cloth
Orgyen Dorje Chang, One of the Eight Manifestations of Padmasambhava Eastern Tibet 19th century Pigments on cloth
Padmasambhava, Pema Jungne Kham Province, Eastern Tibet late 18th-19th century Pigments on cloth
Drenpa Namkha (ca. 8th century) Amdo Province, Eastern Tibet 19th century Pigments on cloth
Bon Lama Sanggye Lingpa (1705-1735) Gyelrong, Eastern Tibet 19th century Pigments on cloth
Takla Membar Tibet 19th century Pigments on cloth
Four-faced Linga Nepal 18th - 19th century Silver Repoussé
Red Avalokiteshvara or Bunga Dya Nepal dated by inscription, 1818 pigments on cloth
Maitreya Procession at Lama-yin Gegeen-ü Khüriye Mongolia late 19th–early 20th century Gempil-yin Dorji (Mongolian, late 19th–early 20th century) colors on cotton
Maitreya Mongolia late 19th century Gendundamba (Mongolian, late 19th–early 20th century) colors on cotton
Panchen Lama rebirth lineage portraits, set of thirteen thangkas copied from Nartang xylographic designs Tibet 19th century ground mineral pigment on cotton
Pema Gyelpo, One of the Eight Manifestations of Padmasambhava Eastern Tibet early 20th century Ground mineral pigment on cotton
Pavilion of Raining Flowers (Yuhua Ge 雨花閣) Beijing Qing dynasty
Mandala of Eight Great Bodhisattvas Yulin Cave 25, east wall Middle Tang (781–848)
Vimalakirti-nirdesha Sutra (Tibetan Ruler Listening to the Dharma) Mogao Cave 360, east wall, south side; Dunhuang, Gansu Province, China
Ushnisavijaya and Celebration of Old Age (Jyatha Janko) Mold for an image of Tsongkhapa (1357-1419) Chariot Ritual (Bhimaratha Pata) Ritual Peg (purba) Mold for clay image (tsatsa) of Vajrapani Mold for clay image (tsatsa) of Buddha Amitayus Bodhisattva Suryabaskara Crossed Vajra Bodhisattvas Maitreya and Manjushri in Tushita Pure Realm Book cover Handheld Prayer Wheel Chakrasamvara with Consort Vajravarahi Woodblock for printing prayer flag Woodblock for printing Tibetan text Sitatapatra Tara as Protectress from the Eight Fears Tara, as a Great Yogini, After a Set of Paintings “Twenty-seven Tantric Deities” designed by Situ Panchen (1700-1774) Illuminated Manuscript Page Depicting Four Forms of Mahakala & Vaishravana Vajravarahi Padmasambhava Avalokiteshvara Medicine Buddha Palace (copy of first painting from the set of the Tibetan Medical Paintings from Mentsikhang Lhasa) Medical Instruments Medical Painting on Prophylactics, Diagnosis, and Therapeutic Principles, Illustration to the Medical Treatise the Blue Beryl, Chapters 23–28 Buddha’s Birth, from a set of the Twelve Deeds of the Buddha, Print from a woodblock Birth of the Buddha, from a set of the Twelve Deeds of the Buddha, after a carved woodblock Vajrabhairava with Consort Vajravetali Buddha Vairochana Red Avalokiteshvara or Bunga Dya Heruka with Consort The Stages of Nepalese Lost-Wax Metal Casting Refuge Field with Machik Labdron (1055–1153) Life Story of Buddha Shakyamuni Buddha Shakyamuni and Teaching Stories (Avadana) Padmasambhava and his eight manifestations Arhat Ajita Shrine Cabinet (chosham) Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Taye (1813-1899) Indrabhuti, from a set of the Eight Great Adepts (Mahasiddhas) Temple Banner with Seven Symbols of Royal Power and Offerings Chabui (r); album leaf from Album of the Bust Portraits of Yuan Empresses (Yuandai hou banshen xiang shou ce 元代后半身像手冊) probably Daidu (Beijing), China Yuan dynasty (1279–1368) ink and color on silk
Chakpori Medical College Tibet 1905 L. Austine Waddell pencil on paper
Changkya Rolpai Dorje China 18th century ink and colors on silk
Decanter, Cup, and Rhyton Tibet mid- to late 7th or 8th century partially gilt silver
Deities of the Padmakula Mandala Dunhuang, China period of Tibetan rule (ca. 781–848) pigments on silk
Demon-Binding Against Sickness Dolpo region, western Nepal ca. 1975 ink on paper
Deshay Maru Jhya (Deshay Maru Jhya (Window without an Equal) Yetakha tol; Kathmandu, Nepal ca. 18th century wood
Desire Lhasa 2020 Tsering Dolma (b. 1966, Lhasa) oil on canvas
Cover of a Prajnaparamita manuscript Newar, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal dated 1054 opaque watercolor on wood
Detail of Makzor Gyelmo, Queen Who Repels Armies, from lower right of painting, showing four ladies with a range of vessels including a two-toned, open-top pitcher with spout and handle Amdo region, eastern Tibet 19th century pigments on cloth
Detail of Mural of Fourteenth Dalai Lama Receiving International Dignitaries Norbulingka, Lhasa, Tibet 1956 Amdo Jampa (Tibetan, 1911–2002)
Detail of Pegam Chest showing pitcher and chemar bo grain vessel on the central table as greeting offerings 19th century colors on wood
Detail of Second Tashi Gomang Densatil Monastery, U region, central Tibet (present-day TAR, China) erected from 1360 for Drakpa Gyeltsen Pietro Francesco Mele (Italian, born ca. 1924) gelatin silver print, 1948
Detail of tashi gomang Tashichhodzong, Thimphu, Bhutan 17th century wood, brass, silver, gold plating, semi-precious stones, glass beads, clay statues
Detail of Two Arhats and Heshang with a Woman Washing Daikon Lijiang, Yunnan Province, China dated 1660 Tenth Karmapa, Choying Dorje (Tibetan, 1604–1674) ink and pigment on silk
Detail of Yongle Handscroll, “Delivering the Soul of Ming Taizu,” at Lingusi, Nanjing, with inscriptions in Chinese, Persian, Tay, Tibetan, and Mongolian China 1407 ink and color on silk
Do What You Love 2010 Gonkar Gyatso (b. 1961, Lhasa) bronze and polyester resin
Elephant-skin drum with stone base inside Longguodian (Hall of Dynastic Prosperity) China Ming dynasty (1368–1644) elephant skin, wood, stone
Fourth Panchen Lobzang Chokyi Gyeltsen (1570–1662), with previous incarnations Tsang region, central Tibet mid-17th century Attributed by inscription to Choying Gyatso (act. 17th century) gold thangka; ground mineral pigment on cotton
Frontispiece of the Chinese translation of Vajracchedika Prajnaparamita Sutra (Diamond Sutra) Dunhuang, present-day Gansu Province, China 11 May 868 CE woodblock print, ink on paper
Geluk Refuge Field with Tsongkhapa central Tibet ca. late 18th–early 19th century pigments on cloth
Gendun Chopel (Tibetan, 1903–1951) India 1935 Photographer unknown photograph
George Tsarong in Yasor Costume, 1950 1950 Heinrich Harrer (Austrian, 1912–2006) photograph
Godāvapa Stūpa Sri Lanka 1941 Gendun Chopel (Tibetan, 1903–1951) watercolor
Going on Pilgrimage on All Fours and An Ascetic Sleeping on the Points of a Thousand Wooden Spikes India ca. 1940 Gendun Chopel (Tibetan, 1903–1951) watercolor
Green Tara central Tibet ca. 1260s gum tempera, ink, pigments, gold on sized cotton
Group of Officials Riding Up to the Potala for New Year Festivities (named persons: Taring Jigme, Yuthok) February 13, 1937 Frederick Spencer Chapman (British, 1907–1971) photograph
Handheld Prayer Wheel Tibet 19th–20th century jade, copper alloy, turquoise, glass, paper
Handheld Drum (Damaru) Tibet or Mongolia early 20th century wood, silk, leather, cornelian
Herbal Medicines, Painting 26 of the Tibetan Medical Paintings, Ulan Ude Set Lhasa, central Tibet early 20th-century copy of original from ca. 1687–1697 pigments on cloth
Ikh Khüree Naadam Mongolia 1966 D. Damdinsüren (Mongolian, 1909-1984) colors on cotton
Ikh Khüree Tsam Mongolia 1966 D. Damdinsüren (1909–1984) colors on cotton
Incense burner with Yongle-period inscription in Chinese, Tibetan, and Sanskrit China 15th century; Yongle reign (1402–1424) marble
Installation work in the exhibition Keepers of the Water Lhasa 1996 Gade (b. 1971, Lhasa)
Interior view of the “Jung Ho [Ronghe] idol factory” (copper workshop) located near the Yonghegong Monastery, Beijing, China 1930s
Janbahadya, the White Avalokiteshvara of Jana Bahal, also known as Seto Macchendranath Kathmandu, Nepal date uncertain wood, paint
Jigme Taring, Tibetan noblemen and official, holding cine camera with still camera hanging at his side Lhasa possibly 1958 Chen Zonglie (Chinese; b. 1932)
Jügdernamjil (Three Deities of Longevity) Mongolia late 19th century Jügdür (Mongolian, flourished late 19th–early 20th century) colors on cotton
Kala, Maultier des Postreiters (Kala, mule of the post rider) Tibet 1938 or 1939 Ernst Schäfer (German, 1910–1992) photograph
Kalachakra (Dechingalba) Temple in Yekhe Khüriye Monastery Mongolia late 19th century photograph
King Bhaskara Deva Varma (12th century) and Woman Donor Wearing Tayo-bizakani Kwa Baha, Patan, Nepal 1804 gilt statue
King of Lijiang, Mu Zeng (1598–1646; r. 1598–1624/46), Official Portrait Lijiang, China Qing dynasty (1644–1911) album leaf, ink and pigment on paper
Lama Chogyur Lingpa (1829–1870) Kham region, eastern Tibet 19th century pigments on cloth
Lama Zhang Tangut Xixia 1032–1227 kesi silk tapestry
Leg Bone Trumpet (Kang Ling) Tibet 18th–19th century human bone, copper, coral, leather
Lhasa Newars with Camera Lhasa 1940s Unknown photographer
Lhasa, der Wollhafen mit Details (Lhasa, wool port with details) Lhasa 1938 or 1939 Ernst Schäfer (German, 1910–1992) photograph
Lhasa, die große Neujahrsparade (Lhasa, the great New Year’s parade) Lhasa 1938 or 1939 Ernst Schäfer (German, 1910–1992 photograph
Life Story of Buddha Shakyamuni Tibet 19th century Pigments on cloth
Livestock Charm primarily Dolpo region, Nepal since 1975 ink on paper
Mahasiddha Damarupa of a Lamdre lineage Namgyal Monastery, Mustang, Nepal 16th century
Maitreya Procession in Yekhe Khüriye 1965 D. Damdinsüren (Mongolian, 1909–1984) colors on cotton
Mandala of Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara in Several Different Aspects: Padmapani, Thousand-Armed Avalokiteshvara, Chintamanichakra Avalokiteshvara, and Amoghapasha at center Dunhuang, China period of Tibetan rule (ca. 781–848) ink and colors on silk
Mandala of Sarvavid Vairocana (Durgatiparisodhana from the Vajradhatu Mandala Series) Inner Mongolia or Beijing ca. 18th century colors on cloth with cloth mounting
Mandala with the Five Dhyani (Meditation) Buddhas, symbolic of the five cosmic elements, identifiable as Vairochana (center), Amitabha (top), Ratnasambhava (left), Amoghasiddhi (right); and Akshobhya (bottom) Dunhuang, China ca. 851–900 ink on paper
Manip displaying tashi gomang during Buddhist festival Punakha, Bhutan 1981
Manjughosha Emperor, Niched hanging shrine panel, Eastern Side Hall, Pavilion of Raining Flowers Manjushri, Avalokiteshvara, and Vajrapani Imperial Workshop, Nanjing or Beijing Yongle period (r. 1403–1424) gilt brass
Manjushri, torma butter sculpture Labrang Monastery, Amdo region, eastern Tibet (Gansu Province, China) 2014 flour, butter, natural pigments
Manuscript folio of illustrated instructions for the creation of an unidentified do effigy from a combination of namkhas Lo Montang, Mustang district, Nepal 19th century daphne paper
Map of Yekhe Khüriye Mongolia 19th century colors on cotton
Map of Yekhe Khüriye Mongolia late 19th century Balgan (act. late 19th century) colors on cotton
Medical Lineage Holders, Painting 80 of the Tibetan Medical Paintings, Lhasa Set Lhasa, central Tibet early 20th century pigments on cloth
Milarepa (1040–1123) Meditating in a Mountain Kagyu Order 18th century clay, wood, colors
Monk’s Cap Ewer (Sengmao ju) Jingdezhen, China Yongle Period (1403–1424); collection of Shah Jahan where it was incised with date 1053 AH (or 1643–1644) porcelain with transparent glaze
Monk’s Cap Silver Pitcher Tibet 19th century gilt silver
Monks on the “Golden Procession” Potala Palace, Lhasa, Tibet ca. 1936–1950 Hugh Richardson (British, 1905–2000) negative film nitrate
Mu Zeng as a Monk (木生白画像) Xitansi Monastery, Chicken Foot Mountain, Yunnan Province, China 17th century pigments on silk
Mural of Hayagriva Assembly Hall, Nechung Monastery, Lhasa, U region, central Tibet (present-day TAR, China) ca. 1900, restored ca. 1996 materials unknown
Mural of Padmasambhava Assembly Hall, Nechung Monastery, Lhasa, U region, central Tibet (present-day TAR, China) ca. 1900, restored ca. 1996 materials unknown
Mural of the Nechung Oracle Shakya Yarpel (fl. 1856–1900) Assembly Hall, Nechung Monastery, Lhasa, U region, central Tibet (present-day TAR, China) ca. 1900, restored ca. 1996 materials unknown
Mural of Yamantaka, one of the Eight Sadhana Teaching Deities Assembly Hall, Nechung Monastery, Lhasa, U region, central Tibet (present-day TAR, China) ca. 1900, restored ca. 1996 materials unknown
Murals of Human Skins Courtyard, Nechung Monastery, Lhasa, U region, central Tibet (present-day TAR, China) ca. 1900, restored ca. 1996 materials unknown
Murals of Pehar’s Retinue Courtyard, Nechung Monastery, Lhasa, U region, central Tibet (present-day TAR, China) ca. 1900, restored ca. 1996 materials unknown
Murals of the Red and Black Butchers Western Entrance, Nechung Monastery, Lhasa, U region, central Tibet (present-day TAR, China) ca. 1900, restored ca. 1996 materials unknown
Nagarjuna and Aryadeva, after Situ’s set of The Six Ornaments and Two Excellent Ones Kham region, eastern Tibet 19th century pigments on cotton
Nine Deity Offering Mongolia 19th century pigments on cloth
Nineteenth-Century Copy of the Paubha Commemorating the Death of Pandita Vanaratna (1384–1468) Patan, Nepal 1862 opaque watercolors on cloth
One Hundred and Eight Stupas arranged in a triangular shape on the hill China period (1038–1227) masonry
Open tashi gomang Thimphu, Bhutan 19th–20th century wood, brass, silver, clay statues
Painted Scroll of Bhimaratha Ritual Hāku Bāhāḥ, Kathmandu, Nepal dated by inscription January 1830 distemper and gold on cloth
Painted Scroll of Laksha Chaitya Ritual Kathmandu, Nepal dated by inscription January 1808 opaque watercolor on cotton cloth
Painting of Machik Labdron (1055–1153) Kham region, eastern Tibet 19th century pigments on cloth
Painting of Temples and Monasteries of Lhasa Kham region, eastern Tibet 1900–1920 gouache on cotton
Pakpa Lokeshvara Nepal 7th century wood, gold paint
Pakpa Lokeshvara (copy of the original in the Potala Palace, Lhasa) central Tibet 13th–14th century wood with gold and paint
Palden Lhamo, torma butter sculpture Labrang Monastery, Amdo region, eastern Tibet (Gansu Province, China) 2014 flour, butter, natural pigments
Panoramic Map of Mount Wutai Cifu Temple, Wutaishan, China 1846 Monk Lhundrub, engraver of Sanggai Aimag (Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia) woodblock print on linen, hand colored
Panoramic View of Mount Wutai Mogao Cave 61, Dunhuang, northwestern Gansu Province, China ca. 948 ink and pigments on earthen plaster
Pensive Avalokiteshvara Imperial Workshop, Nanjing or Beijing Yongle period (r. 1403–1424) gilt brass
Pensive Avalokiteshvara on the back of Maitreya Statue Yecheng, Hebei Province 547 bas-relief, white stone
Photograph of the pre-Cultural Revolution Jowo Sakyamuni 1954 or 1955
Phunkhang Yabshi Kung, his wife and son Tibet 1948 Hugh E. Richardson (British, 1905–2000) negative film nitrate
Prajnaparamita with Devotees; folio from a Shatasahasrika Prajnaparamita manuscript (The Perfection of Wisdom) Toling Monastery, Ngari region, western Tibet 11th century ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Prayer Beads (trengwa) Tibet 19th century turquoise, bone, silver
Sixth Panchen Lobzang Pelden Yeshe (1738–1780), one of thirteen thangkas copied from Nartang xylographic designs Tibet 19th century ground mineral pigment on cotton
Manjushriyashas (Jampel Drak), one of thirteen thangkas copied from Nartang xylographic designs Tibet 19th century ground mineral pigment on cotton
Bhaviveka (Lekden Je, ca. 500–ca. 578), one of thirteen thangkas copied from Nartang xylographic designs Tibet 19th century ground mineral pigment on cotton
Abhayakaragupta (Jigme Jungne Bapa, d. 1125), one of thirteen thangkas copied from Nartang xylographic designs Tibet 19th century ground mineral pigment on cotton
Go Lotsawa Khukpa Lhetse (11th century), one of thirteen thangkas copied from Nartang xylographic designs Tibet 19th century ground mineral pigment on cotton
Sakya Pandita Kunga Gyeltsen (1182–1251), one of thirteen thangkas copied from Nartang xylographic designs Tibet 19th century ground mineral pigment on cotton
Yungton Dorje Pel (1284–1365), one of thirteen thangkas copied from Nartang xylographic designs Tibet 19th century ground mineral pigment on cotton
[First Panchen] Khedrubje Gelek Pelzang (1385–1438), one of thirteen thangkas copied from Nartang xylographic designs Tibet 19th century ground mineral pigment on cotton
[Second Panchen] Sonam Choklang (1439–1504), one of thirteen thangkas copied from Nartang xylographic designs Tibet 19th century ground mineral pigment on cotton
Subhuti (Rabjor), one of thirteen thangkas copied from Nartang xylographic designs Tibet 19th century ground mineral pigment on cotton
Fourth Panchen Lobzang Chokyi Gyeltsen (1567–1662), one of thirteen thangkas copied from Nartang xylographic designs Tibet 19th century ground mineral pigment on cotton
[Third Panchen] Wensapa Lobzang Dondrub (1505–1566), one of thirteen thangkas copied from Nartang xylographic designs Tibet 19th century ground mineral pigment on cotton
Fifth Panchen Lobzang Yeshe (1663–1737), one of thirteen thangkas copied from Nartang xylographic designs Tibet 19th century ground mineral pigment on cotton
Protective Astrological Chart Tibet late 18th or early 19th century pigments on cloth
Qubilai Khan; album leaf from Album of the Bust Portraits of Yuan Emperors (Yuandai di banshen xiang ce 元代帝半身像冊) probably Daidu (Beijing), China Yuan dynasty (1279–1368) ink and color on silk
Rabden Lepcha in Delhi ca. 1915 Sir Charles Bell (British, 1870–1945) glass negative
Raktayamari Imperial Workshop, South China Ming Yongle period (r. 1403–1424)
Ritual Bone Apron Tibet/Nepal 18th–19th century bone
Russian Consulate and Holy Trinity Church Yekhe Khüriye, Mongolia 1912 Ivan Korostovets (Russian, 1862–1933) photograph
Sarnath Buddha India ca. 1940 Gendun Chopel (Tibetan, 1903–1951) watercolor
Seated Bodhisattva China late 13th–14th century porcelain with relief decoration under bluish-white glaze
Second Jamyang Zhepa (1728–1791), torma butter sculpture Labrang Monastery, Amdo region, eastern Tibet (Gansu Province, China) 2014 flour, butter, natural pigments
Set of Saddle Plates Tibet or China ca. 1400 iron, gold, lapis lazuli, turquoise
Shakyamuni Flanked by His Main Disciples Lijiang, Yunnan Province 17th century Karmapa workshop ink and color on silk
Shakyamuni, torma butter sculpture Labrang Monastery, Amdo region, eastern Tibet (Gansu Province, China) 2014 flour, butter, natural pigments
Situ Panchen as Patron of The Wish-Granting Vine Series of One Hundred and Eight Morality Tales, twenty-third painting after Situ’s set Kham region, eastern Tibet 19th century pigments on cotton
Skull Cup with Base Tibet 18th–20th century silver, turquoise, coral, brass alloy
Spring Morning India ca. 1940 Gendun Chopel (Tibetan, 1903–1951) watercolor
Standing Bodhisattva with Yongle-period inscription in Chinese, Tibetan, and Sanskrit on the base China 15th century, Yongle period (1403–1424) gilt bronze
Statue of Amitayus, Dolonnuur style 19th century silver with colors
Statue of Shakyamuni Buddha Ravangla, Sikkim, India 2013 concrete base with gilded bronze body
Statue of Shakyamuni Buddha Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, India 2015 concrete base with gilded bronze body
Statue of Shakyamuni Buddha (Buddha Dordenma) Thimphu, Bhutan 2015 concrete base with gilded bronze body
Statue of Shiva Solophok Hill, Namchi, Sikkim, India 2011 concrete
Statue of Ten Thousand Knives Padmasambhava, said to be made of melted knives offered by the local population in the aftermath of a murder Khamar Monastery, Dornogovi Province, Mongolia First half of 19th century, crown made in 2005 Two artisans from the Chinese metal workshops of Dolonnuur and local smiths following the instructions of the great reincarnate lama Danzin-Rabjai (1804–1856)
Statue of the bodhisattva Manjushri with Yongle reign inscription in Chinese on the lotus base China 15th century; Yongle reign (1402–1424) gilt brass, lost-wax casting
Statue of White Tara Dolonnuur, Inner Mongolia 18th or 19th century gilded bronze
Stone relief on a wall of Qianlong’s underground tomb Yuling 裕陵 Mausoleum, Eastern Tombs
Stūpas in Old Carvings India ca. 1940 Gendun Chopel (Tibetan, 1903–1951) watercolor
The Five Tathagata, or Cosmic Buddhas, Forehead Ornament for a Deity Newari, for the Nepal or Tibet market 17th–19th century gold, diamonds, rubies, emeralds, sapphires, garnet, lapis lazuli, coral, turquoise
The Ninth Karmapa (left) and the Sixth Zhamar (right), editor of the Jang (Lijiang) Kangyur, frontispiece of the catalog (karchak) by the Sixth Zhamar, vol. 109 of the Jang Satham (Lijiang) edition of the Tibetan Kangyur, folio 1a Lijiang, Yunnan Province, China 1621 ink on paper
The North Fort at Taku, China, 1860 North Fort at Taku, China 1860 Felice Beato (British, 1832–1909) albumen print
The Potala and the Principal Monuments of Central Tibet Tibet 19th century distemper on cloth
The Previous Lives of Buddha Shakyamuni Kham region, eastern Tibet 19th century pigments on cotton
The Wish-Granting Vine Series of One Hundred and Eight Morality Tales, twenty-first painting after Situ’s set Kham region, eastern Tibet 19th century pigments on cotton
Thirty-Five Buddhas of Confession Mongolia ca. 1914 Chimed, Gendendamba, Jügdür, and Khasgombo (all active early 20th century Mongolia) appliqué, embroidery
Three Saddle Carpets, from a set of twenty-four woven in the 1930s for the cavalry of Yabzhi Punkhang Central Tibet 1920–1930 wool pile and weft, cotton warp
Three-Headed One of the Black Rituals, Bonpo version of a partially constructed effigy House of Pema Dolkar, Kagbeni, Mustang, Nepal 2007 Lama Tshultrim of Lubrak (b. 1949, Lubrak, Mustang, Nepal) clay, wood, iron, barley dough, bamboo, woolen yarn, turmeric, ephedra
Three-Headed One of the Black Rituals, Nyingma Buddhist version of a ritual effigy Sanepa, Kathmandu, Nepal 1995 Lama Karma Tshering of Tshognam (b. 1951, Tetang, Mustang, Nepal) clay, wood, iron, barley dough, bamboo, woolen yarn, chemical dyes
Throne of the Patan Kings Patan, Nepal 1666 gilt copper, wood, modern upholstery
Torana over the Main Entrance of Chusya Baha Kathmandu, Nepal 1663 wood
Turquoise Bridge Lhasa 1951 Tse Ten Tashi photograph
Two Stirrups Mongolian 16th–17th century iron, gold, silver
Urine Analysis, Painting 64 of the Tibetan Medical Paintings, Ulan Ude Set Lhasa, central Tibet early 20th-century copy of original from ca. 1687–1697 pigments on cloth
Vairochana of the Glacier Lake Jowo chapel, Jokhang Temple; Lhasa, U region, central Tibet (present-day TAR, China) clay with pigments and matte gold
Vajracharya Priest’s Crown Nepal dated 1145 copper, gold, lapis lazuli
Vajradhatu (Diamond Realm) Mandala central Tibet 14th century distemper and gold on cloth; 36×29½ in. (91.4 × 74.9 cm); The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Lent by The Kronos Collections
Vajrapani Mongolia late 19th century Tsend, Tavkhai Bor, Danjin, Baldangombo, and Khasgombo appliqué, embroidery
Victory over Mara Mongolia? 19th century Pigments on cloth
View of Putuo Zongcheng Temple Chengde, China 1767–1771
Virupa China Yongle period (1402–1424) gilt-copper alloy
Virupaksa, the guardian of the West, one of the Four Guardian Kings of the four directions of the universe Tibet or North China 15th century copper gold and semiprecious stones (lost-wax method)
Water-Moon Avalokiteshvara, with Xuanzang, a Monkey-Headed Protector, and a White Horse Cave 2 of East Thousand-Buddha Grottoes; Tangut Kingdom (Xixia) (present-day Guazhou, Gansu Province, China) ca. 12th–13th century
Wheel of Existence Tashicholing Temple, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia 20th or 21st century block print
White Stupa, known as Precious Stupa of Great Compassion and Longevity, and its surroundings Great Precious Stupa Cloister Monastery; Mount Wutai, Shanxi Province, China 1301, renovated in 1407 masonry
Wind-Powered Prayer Wheel (mani lung khor) Tibet before 1920 metal, ink, paper, bamboo, string
Window No. 1 Tolung, Lhasa 2020 Penpa (b. 1974, Lhasa) mixed media
Woodblock for Printing Prayer Flags with Print Himalayan region 15th–19th century pigments on wood
Xijindu Stupa Gate Zhenjiang City, Jiangsu Province dated 1311
Yamantaka Palace Mandala Potala Palace, Lolang Lhakhang, Lhasa, U region, central Tibet 1751 gilt brass repoussé on wooden armature, with precious stone and other inlays
Yuthok Tashi Dhondup (left) and Taring Jigme (right) in Military Uniform September 7, 1936 Frederick Spencer Chapman (British, 1907–1971) photograph
Zhenjue Temple, the Five Pagoda Temple Beijing, China 1473
Zhitro Mandala 2000 Pema Namdol Thaye (American, b. 1967, Bhutan) gilt metal on wooden armature, polymeric resin compound (for minor decorative caste motifs such as animals, tassels, banners, and Buddhist emblems), semi-precious stone inlays, pearls, colored glass, and more
“Long Live the Emperor” Tablet Longguodian (Hall of Dynastic Prospertity), Quantsi; Drotsang, Tsongka, Amdo region, eastern Tibet (present-day Ledu county, Qinghai Province, China) 1427 nanmu wood, lacquer, and stone
“Cloud Faced” Black-Cloaked Mahakala Tibet 16th century either painted or inscribed by the Eighth Karmapa (1507–1554) ink and gold line on cloth
“Lhasa United” October 20, 1936 Frederick Spencer Chapman (British, 1907–1971) photograph
2020 Lhasa 2020 Nortse (b. 1963, Lhasa) mixed media
A Case of Tibetan Kangyur Nanjing, Imperial Workshop 1410 (eighth year of Yongle reign) paper, woodblock printing
Achala Tangut Xixia, excavated from Kara Khoto 13th century pigments on cotton
Amitayus, torma butter sculpture Labrang Monastery, Amdo region, eastern Tibet (Gansu Province, China) 2014 flour, butter, natural pigments
An example of a khüriye encampment: the Torghut Prince Sin Chin Gegeen’s camp at Khara Shar Mongolia before 1927 photograph
Anatomy, Painting 49 of the Tibetan Medical Paintings, Ulan Ude Set Lhasa, central Tibet early 20th century copy of original from ca. 1687–1697 pigments on cloth
Arhat Ajita China Yongle period (1402–1424) mineral pigments on silk
Arhat, possibly Vanavasa Imperial Workshop, Nanjing or Beijing Yongle period (r. 1403–1424) ink, pigments, and gold on silk
Avalokiteshvara seated in the Maharajajila posture China ca. 10th–13th century limestone
Avalokiteshvara in His Potala Pure Land Tibet late 18th–early 19th century pigments on cloth, silk brocade, cotton backing
Avalokiteshvara, after Situ’s set of Eight Great Bodhisattvas Kham region, eastern Tibet 19th century pigments on cotton
Avalokiteshvara, Manjushri, Vajrapani, and the Six Buddhas of the Wheel of Existence Darjeeling, India 20th–21st century mural
Avalokiteshvara, torma butter sculpture Labrang Monastery, Amdo region, eastern Tibet (Gansu Province, China) 2014 flour, butter, natural pigments
Avalokiteshvara, traced from a composition by Konchok Pende of E (from Situ’s set of Eight Great Bodhisattvas) Kham region, eastern Tibet 19th century pigments on cloth
Banquet Set with Ewer, Decanter, and Plate Tibet Yarlung dynasty, 600–800 hammered gold, turquoise
Baruun Örgöö, Abatai Khan’s Yurt in Yekhe Khüriye Yekhe Khüriye, Mongolia late 19th century Aleksei Pozdneev (Russian, 1851–1920) photograph
Bat-Tsagaan Assembly Hall Yekhe Khüriye, Mongolia mid-17th century Zanabazar (1635–1723) felt, wood
Begtse (Jamsran) Mongolia late 19th century Gendendamba (late 19th–early 20th century) colors on cotton
Birth of Buddha Tibet 19th century pigments on cloth
Birth of Buddha Swayambhu, Nepal Shah period, 20th century stone
Boddhisattva Avalokiteshvara Nepal 6th–7th century wood, white gesso, polychrome paint
Bodhisattva China 13th century lacquer, cloth, traces of blue, gold, and green paint, gold leaf
Boy grinding indigo and woman weaving a carpet, Pen-jor Lhun-po, near Gyang-tse Drongtse, Palha family estate near Gyantse, Tsang region, central Tibet 1933–1934 Charles A. Bell (British, 1870–1945) photograph
Buddha Kasyapa, Buddha Shakyamuni, and Maitreya (the Buddhas of the Past, Present, and Future) Phurdrup Monastery, Bhutan ca. 19th century Attributed to a sculptor of the Hephu tradition painted clay
Buddha Shakyamuni, central painting from a set of seven paintings Lijiang, Yunnan Province, China dated 1660 Tenth Karmapa, Choying Dorje (Tibetan, 1604–1674)
Buddha Vairochana Bimda Temple; near Jyekundo (present-day Qinghai Province, China) 806 stone with painted and textile decoration
Project Himalayan Art
