Lama Zhang

Monk wearing saffron and red robes, hands posed in mudras, seated on lotus pedestal surrounded by miniature portraits

Lama Zhang

Location
Tangut Xixia
Date
1032–1227
Material
kesi silk tapestry
Dimensions
33 1/8 x 21 ¼ in. (84 x 54 cm)
Collection

Potala Palace Collection, Lhasa

Photo Credit
image after Xizang bowuguan, p. 4

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Composition: Tangut Kingdom (Xixia), possibly produced in Dingzhou (present-day Baoding, Hebei Province, China); early to mid-13th century

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