“Long Live the Emperor” Tablet
- Location
- Longguodian (Hall of Dynastic Prospertity), Quantsi; Drotsang, Tsongka, Amdo region, eastern Tibet (present-day Ledu county, Qinghai Province, China)
- Date
- 1427
- Material
- nanmu wood, lacquer, and stone
- Dimensions
- height 78 3/4 in. (200 cm)
- Photo Credit
- image after Qinghai sheng wenhua ting, Qutansi, 195
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Drotsang, Tsongkha, Amdo region, eastern Tibet (present-day Ledu county, Qinghai Province, China); 1392–1427
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