Senge Dradok, One of the Eight Manifestations of Padmasambhava Kham Province, Eastern Tibet 18th century Pigments on 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
Pema Gyelpo, One of the Eight Manifestations of Padmasambhava Eastern Tibet early 20th century Ground mineral pigment on cotton
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
Four Mandalas of the Vajravali Cycle Ewam Choden Monastery, Tsang region, central Tibet 1429–1456 pigments on cloth
Vajrabhairava Solitary of Rwa Lotsawa Tradition Western mural painting in Hevajra Chapel, middle floor, Gongkar Chode Monastery, Gongkar County, Lhokha, U region, central Tibet (present-day TAR, China) ca. 1464–1476 Khyentse Chenmo (active 15th century)
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
The Buddhist Deities Chakrasamvara and Vajravarahi Tibet (by a Newar artist) ca. 15th century mineral pigments and traces of gold on cotton 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
Four-faced Linga Nepal 18th - 19th century Silver Repoussé
Red Avalokiteshvara or Bunga Dya Nepal dated by inscription, 1818 pigments on cloth
Buddha Shakyamuni with Arhats Ushnisavijaya and Celebration of Old Age (Jyatha Janko) Chariot Ritual (Bhimaratha Pata) Mold for an image of Tsongkhapa (1357-1419) Mold for clay image (tsatsa) of Vajrapani Bodhisattva Suryabaskara Mold for clay image (tsatsa) of Buddha Amitayus Bodhisattvas Maitreya and Manjushri in Tushita Pure Realm 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) Buddha Amitayus Vajravarahi Vairochana, From a Set of Initiation Cards (Taskali) White Tara Padmasambhava Medicine Buddha Avalokiteshvara Medicine Buddha Palace (copy of first painting from the set of the Tibetan Medical Paintings from Mentsikhang Lhasa) Medical Painting of Minor Connecting Blood Vessels or Capillaries, Illustration to the Medical Treatise The Blue Beryl, Chapter 4 Medical Instruments Sakya Pandita Kunga Gyelsten Medical Painting on Prophylactics, Diagnosis, and Therapeutic Principles, Illustration to the Medical Treatise the Blue Beryl, Chapters 23–28 Panjaranatha Mahakala Mandala of Chakrasamvara Buddha Vairochana Red Avalokiteshvara or Bunga Dya Heruka with Consort Refuge Field with Machik Labdron (1055–1153) Siddhi Lakshmi Life Story of Buddha Shakyamuni Buddha Shakyamuni and Teaching Stories (Avadana) Life Story of Tsongkhapa (1357–1419) Padmasambhava and his eight manifestations Arhat Nagasena Wheel of Existence Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Taye (1813-1899) Rongzom Chokyi Zangpo (1012-1088) The Fifth Dalai Lama Ngawang Lobzang Gyatso (1617–1682) with Previous Incarnations Indrabhuti, from a set of the Eight Great Adepts (Mahasiddhas) Temple Banner with Seven Symbols of Royal Power and Offerings Pelden Lhamo Mongolia late 17th century appliqué, embroidery, jewel insertions
Tara central Tibet ca. 1260 distemper on cloth
Dancing Ganapati central Tibet ca. mid-15th century distemper on linen
Design for Grand Maitreya Project, work-in-progress near Ulaanbaatar
Desire Lhasa 2020 Tsering Dolma (b. 1966, Lhasa) oil on canvas
Detail of a nobleman’s robe Delgerkhaan soum, Khentii Province, Mongolia Mongol Imperial period, 14th century appliqué, embroidery, silk, cotton
Bunga Dyo, the Legend of Red Avalokiteshvara Nepal 1712 pigments on cloth
Illustrated Manuscript Depicting the Story of Water Nepal 17th century pigments on paper
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
Guru Rinpoche/ Padmasambhava Taktsang, upper Lhakhang, Upper Paro Valley, western Bhutan ca. 1692–93 (destroyed in 1998 fire) pigment on canvas
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 The Altan Khan’s Family Back Shrine of the Main Assembly Hall, Maidari-yin Juu, Inner Mongolia, China 18th century
Detail of Two Indian and Four Tibetan Masters central Tibet early 13th century pigments on cloth
Ushnishavijaya Tibet 18th century ground mineral pigment on cotton
Dungtso Repa Extracting Treasure, detail of a thangka Gangteng Monastery, Nubding, Bhutan
Facade of the main assembly hall of Shara Süme, “Yellow Monastery,” imperial monastery built on the same model as Amarbayasgalant Khiid (1727–1736) Dolonnuur, Inner Mongolia 1727–1731, partially destroyed by Russian troops in 1945 Lei Jinyu, architect (1659–1729)
Forty-Three-Deity Mandala of Manjuvajra central Tibet 1375–1380 distemper on cloth
Geluk Refuge Field with Tsongkhapa central Tibet ca. late 18th–early 19th century pigments on cloth
Ghantapa as one of the Eight Great Tantric Adepts Kham region, eastern Tibet 18th century pigments on cotton
Giant appliqué scroll representing Padmasambhava and his Eight Emanations Paro Tshechu, Bhutan
Godāvapa Stūpa Sri Lanka 1941 Gendun Chopel (Tibetan, 1903–1951) watercolor
Goddess Marichi Mongolia late 17th or early 18th century Attributed to Zanabazar (Mongolian, 1635–1723) or his workshop gilt copper alloy
Gopichandra Monastery (Pintu Bahi) Patan, Nepal 2018
Green Tara central Tibet ca. 1260s gum tempera, ink, pigments, gold on sized cotton
Green Tara Khara Khoto, Inner Mongolia, China; Western Xia late 12th–13th century silk tapestry with slits (kesi)
Guru Rinpoche second floor hallway, Tango Monastery 17th century (1688/90) pigment on canvas
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
Jataka of the Bodhisattva Sonam Tob (Story 90); north wall of the ground-floor circumambulatory passage Zhalu Monastery; Tsang District, central Tibet 14th century mineral and vegetal pigments on dry clay wall
Jügdernamjil (Three Deities of Longevity) Mongolia late 19th century Jügdür (Mongolian, flourished late 19th–early 20th century) colors on cotton
Juu Shakyamuni with his pupils made in Dolonnuur, Inner Mongolia, decorated in Buryatia (Federation of Russia) 19th century gilded alloy of silver and other metals, turquoise and corals
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
Lacquered Wood Duomu Pitcher with Gold Floral Designs China 19th–20th century lacquer, wood, gold
Lama (Teacher) Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyel (1594–1651) Bhutan early 18th century ground mineral pigment on cotton
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
Life Story of Buddha Shakyamuni Tibet 19th century Pigments on cloth
Maitreya Mongolia 1680s Zanabazar (1635–1723) gilt bronze with blue pigment in the hair
Maitreya Mongolia 1680s Zanabazar (1635–1723) gilt bronze with blue pigment in the hair
Maitreya Procession in Yekhe Khüriye 1965 D. Damdinsüren (Mongolian, 1909–1984) colors on cotton
Canopy of a Mahakala Yantra Tibet 18th century ground mineral pigment on cotton
Mandala of Sarvavid Vairocana (Durgatiparisodhana from the Vajradhatu Mandala Series) Inner Mongolia or Beijing ca. 18th century colors on cloth with cloth mounting
Mandala of the Buddhist Deity Chakrasamvara Nepal dated 1490 mineral pigments on cotton cloth
Mandala of the Sun God Surya Surrounded by Eight Planetary Deities Nepal likely 1379 distemper on cloth
Manjughosha Emperor, Niched hanging shrine panel, Eastern Side Hall, Pavilion of Raining Flowers 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
Marpa Lotsawa (1012–1097) Tibet 17th century Attributed by inscription to Tenth Karmapa, Choying Dorje (Tibetan, 1604–1674) pigments on silk
Medical Lineage Holders, Painting 80 of the Tibetan Medical Paintings, Lhasa Set Lhasa, central Tibet early 20th century pigments on cloth
Monk’s Cap Silver Pitcher Tibet 19th century gilt silver
Nagarjuna and Aryadeva, after Situ’s set of The Six Ornaments and Two Excellent Ones Kham region, eastern Tibet 19th century pigments on cotton
Namra Tseku, detail of thangka Tibet
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
Ninth Karmapa, Wangchuk Dorje (1555–1603) Central Tibet late 16th century
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
Panjarnatha Mahakala Tibet 18th century pigments on cloth
Panoramic Map of Mount Wutai Cifu Temple, Wutaishan, China 1846 Monk Lhundrub, engraver of Sanggai Aimag (Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia) woodblock print on linen, hand colored
Portrait of Vanaratna (1384–1468) central Tibet 15th century distemper on cloth
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
Ratnasambhava central Tibet ca. mid-13th century distemper on cloth
Ritual Bone Apron Tibet/Nepal 18th–19th century bone
Rock Painting (no longer extant) Taktsang, Upper Paro Valley, western Bhutan ca. 14th–15th century
Rock Painting of a Bird Che Do, Lake Namtso, Tibet Protohistoric or Early Historic period (ca. 600–1000 CE) red ocher, rock
Rock paintings in red ocher of a conjoined sun and moon, two sunbursts, a tree, and two swastikas Chukargyam, Rutok, Tibet Iron Age (ca. 700–100 BCE) or Protohistoric period (ca. 100–600 CE) rock
Russian Consulate and Holy Trinity Church Yekhe Khüriye, Mongolia 1912 Ivan Korostovets (Russian, 1862–1933) photograph
Saint Drukpa Kunley, great-grandfather of Desi Tenzin Rabgye second floor, Desi Zimkhang, Tango Monastery 17th century (1688/90) pigment on canvas
Sarnath Buddha India ca. 1940 Gendun Chopel (Tibetan, 1903–1951) watercolor
Sarvavid Vairochana Mandala Tibet 17th century pigments on cloth
Silver Juu (Tib. Jowo), Main Assembly Hall of Yekhe Juu Höhhot, Inner Mongolia, China 1579 silver and other metals
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
Statue of Amitayus, Dolonnuur style 19th century silver with colors
Statue of Manjushri Efi (efü?) khalkha süme, Shiliin Gol League (formerly in Chakhar), Inner Mongolia mid-18th century gilt copper alloy with lacquer and pigments, inset with gems
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 White Tara Dolonnuur, Inner Mongolia 18th or 19th century gilded bronze
Subhasitaratnanidhi (Treasury of Good Sayings) Mongolian translation in phags pa (square script) Khocho 13th–14th century woodblock print on paper
Thangka of Kongpo Bonri, southeast Tibet, represented as the citadel of the tantric divinity Tsochok Khagying, Nyingtri, Kongpo, Tibet 18th century? cotton, mineral pigments
The Akshobya Mandala and White and Blue Achala Segoma Lhakhang, Zhalu Monastery; Tsang region, central Tibet (present-day TAR, China) 14th century mineral and vegetal pigments on dry clay wall
The Eight Great Events of the Buddha’s Life Tibet ca. 13th century pigments on cloth
The Fifth Dalai Lama, with Hand- and Footprints Tibet late 17th century pigments on cloth
The Five Jina Buddhas Segoma Lhakhang, Zhalu Monastery; Tsang region, central Tibet (present-day TAR, China) 14th century mineral and vegetal pigments on dry clay wall
The Ninth Panchen Lama hanging on a pillar in Lhakhang, Lukhil Monastery, Likir Village, Ladakh, India Unknown photographer and artist painted photograph, framed
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
Thirteen-Deity Mandala of Jnanadakini central Tibet 1375–1380 distemper on cloth
Thirteenth Karmapa, Dudul Dorje (1733–1797), from a Pelpung set of Masters of the Combined Kagyu Lineages Kham region, eastern Tibet ca. 1760s mineral pigments on cotton, silk brocade mount
Thirty-Five Buddhas of Confession Mongolia ca. 1914 Chimed, Gendendamba, Jügdür, and Khasgombo (all active early 20th century Mongolia) appliqué, embroidery
Thirty-Two-Deity Mandala of Aksobhyavajra, the second painting of the Vajravali set commissioned in memory of Lama Dampa central Tibet, Sakya tradition 1375–1380 distemper on cloth
Turning the Wheel of the Dharma, eighth painting from a set of nine depicting the Twelve Deeds of the Buddha Tibet 17th century Atelier of Tenth Karmapa, Choying Dorje (Tibetan, 1604–1674) or later followers pigments on cloth
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
Vajradhara and Consort Nepal 1488 distemper on cloth
Vajradhara, Nairatmya, and Mahasiddhas Virupa and Kanha central Tibet ca. 1450 distemper on cloth
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
Vasudhara Mandala Nepal dated 1777 (Samvat 897) distemper on cloth
Victory over Mara Mongolia? 19th century Pigments on cloth
Wheel of Existence Tashicholing Temple, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia 20th or 21st century block print
White Achala Segoma Lhakhang, Zhalu Monastery; Tsang region, central Tibet (present-day TAR, China) 14th century mineral and vegetal pigments on dry clay wall
White Chakrasamvara, from Situ’s set of The Twenty-Seven Tantric Deities Kham region, eastern Tibet ca. 18th century pigments on cotton
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
Wutasi, the Five Pagoda Temple Höhhot, Inner Mongolia 1732
Zhabdrung Rinpoche Ngawang Namgyel (1594–1651?) second-floor hallway, Tango Monastery 17th century (1688/90) pigment on canvas
对面的山 [Opposing Mountains], 1986 Gonkar Gyatso (b. 1961, Lhasa) gouache on canvas
2020 Lhasa 2020 Nortse (b. 1963, Lhasa) mixed media
Achala Tangut Xixia, excavated from Kara Khoto 13th century pigments on cotton
Amitabha central Tibet ca. mid-13th century distemper on cloth
Amoghasiddhi central Tibet ca. mid-13th century distemper on cloth
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
Avalokiteshvara in His Potala Pure Land Tibet late 18th–early 19th century pigments on cloth, silk brocade, cotton backing
Avalokiteshvara-Amoghapasha Segoma Lhakhang, Zhalu Monastery; Tsang region, central Tibet (present-day TAR, China) 14th century mineral and vegetal pigments on dry clay wall
Avalokiteshvara, after Situ’s set of Eight Great Bodhisattvas Kham region, eastern Tibet 19th century pigments on cotton
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
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
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 and Two Disciples Tibet 15th century attributed to Menla Dondrub pigments on cotton
Buddha Shakyamuni, central painting from a set of seven paintings Lijiang, Yunnan Province, China dated 1660 Tenth Karmapa, Choying Dorje (Tibetan, 1604–1674)
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