Four-faced Linga Nepal 18th - 19th century
The “Three Silver Brothers” Manjushri – Avalokiteshvara – Vajrapani (left to right) Western Tibet, Puhrang area early 13th century
Dorje Drolo, One of the Eight Manifestations of Padmasambhava Kham Province, Eastern Tibet 19th century
Loden Chokse, One of the Eight Manifestations of Padmasambhava Kham Province, Eastern Tibet 19th century
Orgyen Dorje Chang, One of the Eight Manifestations of Padmasambhava Eastern Tibet 19th century
Padmasambhava, Pema Jungne Kham Province, Eastern Tibet late 18th-19th century
Drenpa Namkha (ca. 8th century) Amdo Province, Eastern Tibet 19th century
Bon Lama Sanggye Lingpa (1705-1735) Gyelrong, Eastern Tibet 19th century
Takla Membar Tibet 19th century
Red Avalokiteshvara or Bunga Dya Nepal dated by inscription, 1818
Maitreya Procession at Lama-yin Gegeen-ü Khüriye Mongolia late 19th–early 20th century Gempil-yin Dorji (Mongolian, late 19th–early 20th century)
Maitreya Mongolia late 19th century Gendundamba (Mongolian, late 19th–early 20th century)
Panchen Lama rebirth lineage portraits, set of thirteen thangkas copied from Nartang xylographic designs Tibet 19th century
Woodblock Print of the Buddha with His Assembly China 18th - 19th century
Arhat Subhuti (After Choying Gyatso’s (active ca.1640s-1660s) Set of Previous Incarnations of the Panchen Lamas) Central Tibet 19th century
Yungton Dorje Pel (1284 1365) (After Choying Gyatso’s (active ca.1640s-1660s) set of previous incarnations of the Panchen Lamas) Central Tibet 19th century
Songtsen Gampo (ruled 617-650) (From a set of the previous lives of the Dalai Lamas) Tibet 19th century
Nyima Oser, One of the Eight Manifestations of Padmasambhava Tibet 18th century
Bon Lama, Rinchen Gyeltsen (1415-1446) Central Tibet 18th century
Senge Dradok, One of the Eight Manifestations of Padmasambhava Kham Province, Eastern Tibet 18th century
Pema Gyelpo, One of the Eight Manifestations of Padmasambhava Eastern Tibet early 20th century
Four Mandalas of the Vajravali Cycle Ewam Choden Monastery, Tsang region, central Tibet 1429–1456
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)
Hevajra Northern 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)
Four-armed Mahakala, left, and Remati, right Ron Wosel Puk, Tibet 1538
Phakpa of Lokeshvara of Lhasa Tibet or Nepal date uncertain
Stirrups belonging to the equestrian set of Yuthok Tashi Dhondup Tibetan, Derge ca. 1943–1947
The Buddhist Deities Chakrasamvara and Vajravarahi Tibet (by a Newar artist) ca. 15th century
Indian Teacher Bhavaviveka (After Choying Gyatso’s (active ca.1640s-1660s) set of previous incarnations of the Panchen Lamas) Tibet 18th century Painted woodblock print
Tsongkhapa (1357-1419) and Scenes from His Life Tibet 18th century
Tsongkapa (1357-1419) Tibet 18th century
Buddha’s Birth, from a set of the Twelve Deeds of the Buddha Eastern Tibet, Kham Province, Derge Printing House after 1960
Renunciation, from a set of the Twelve Deeds of the Buddha, After a woodblock carved in Derge, Kham region, eastern Tibet, composition attributed to Purbu Tsering of Chamdo (active ca. late 19th century) Kham Region, Eastern Tibet 20th century
Ushnisavijaya and Celebration of Old Age (Jyatha Janko) Buddha Shakyamuni with Arhats Mold for an image of Tsongkhapa (1357-1419) Buddha Shakyamuni Mold for clay image (tsatsa) of Vajrapani Ritual Peg (purba) Mold for clay image (tsatsa) of Buddha Amitayus Vajra Scepter Bodhisattva Kshitigarbha Crossed Vajra Bodhisattvas Maitreya and Manjushri in Tushita Pure Realm Attendant Figure to Vaishravana Vajra and Bell Maitreya Book cover Handheld Prayer Wheel Chakrasamvara with Consort Vajravarahi Woodblock for printing prayer flag Woodblock for printing Tibetan text Stupa Chakrasamvara with Consort Sitatapatra Tara as Protectress from the Eight Fears Frontispiece from The Great Destroyer of the Thousand Foes (Mahasahasrapramardani) Sutra Manuscript 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 Green Tara Ratnasambhava, From a Set of Initiation Cards (Tsakali) Vasudhara, Goddess of Abundance Vajrayogini Medical Painting of Minor Connecting Blood Vessels or Capillaries, Illustration to the Medical Treatise The Blue Beryl, Chapter 4 Medical Instruments Medical Instruments Medical Painting on Prophylactics, Diagnosis, and Therapeutic Principles, Illustration to the Medical Treatise the Blue Beryl, Chapters 23–28 Panjaranatha Mahakala Sakya Pandita Kunga Gyelsten Panjaranatha Mahakala Buddha’s Birth, from a set of the Twelve Deeds of the Buddha, Print from a woodblock Lekden Mahakala Birth of the Buddha, from a set of the Twelve Deeds of the Buddha, after a carved woodblock Mandala of Chakrasamvara Vajrabhairava with Consort Vajravetali Mahakala Buddha Vairochana Red Avalokiteshvara or Bunga Dya Heruka with Consort Refuge Field with Machik Labdron (1055–1153) Flying Naga Life Story of Buddha Shakyamuni Buddha Shakyamuni and Teaching Stories (Avadana) Shiva Bhairava Milarepa and Scenes from His Life Life Story of Tsongkhapa (1357–1419) Padmasambhava and his eight manifestations Arhat Nagasena Arhat Ajita Wheel of Existence Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Taye (1813-1899) Shrine Cabinet (chosham) Buddha Amitayus Rongzom Chokyi Zangpo (1012-1088) Tsongkapa (1357-1419) Green Tara Manjushri The Fifth Dalai Lama Ngawang Lobzang Gyatso (1617–1682) with Previous Incarnations Four-Armed Avalokiteshvara Mahasiddha Avadhutipa Ushnishavijaya Indrabhuti, from a set of the Eight Great Adepts (Mahasiddhas) Temple Banner with Seven Symbols of Royal Power and Offerings Tara central Tibet ca. 1260
Chakpori Medical College Tibet 1905 L. Austine Waddell
Chakrasamvara and the Footprints of Drigungpa Jikten Sumgon (1143–1217) Tibet before 1217
Chakrasamvara in Union with Vajravarahi central Tibet ca. 1386
Damchen, the Oath-Bound Protector Gura Sharkha, Minyak, Kham region, eastern Tibet dated 1655 Attributed by inscription to Tenth Karmapa, Choying Dorje (Tibetan, 1604–1674)
Dancing Ganapati central Tibet ca. mid-15th century
Decanter, Cup, and Rhyton Tibet mid- to late 7th or 8th century partially gilt silver
Desi Sanggye Gyatso (1653–1705) Tibet 17th century
Desire Lhasa 2020 Tsering Dolma (b. 1966, Lhasa)
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
Detail of Morality Tale of Vidura from chapter 76 in the Wish-fulfilling Vine (Bodhisattvavadanakalpalata) Southern mural painting of the original Main Assembly Hall, ground floor, Gongkar Chode Monastery, Gangto Village, Gongkar County, Lhokha, U region, central Tibet (present-day TAR, China) ca. 1464–1476 Khyentse Chenmo (active 15th century)
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
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)
Detail of tashi gomang Tashichhodzong, Thimphu, Bhutan 17th century
Detail of Two Indian and Four Tibetan Masters central Tibet early 13th century
Ushnishavijaya Tibet 18th century
Donor Figure western Nepal/western Tibet 13th–14th century
Durga Killing the Buffalo Demon (Durga Mahishasuramardini) Nepal 12th–13th century
Eagle and Wild Herbivore Zhamar Puk, Tashi Dochung, Lake Namtso, Tibet Protohistoric period (ca. 100–600 CE)
Figurine of a Wild Sheep closely associated with western Tibet Protohistoric period (ca. 100 BCE to 600 CE)
First Folio from The Hundred Thousand Songs of Milarepa, and detail with Milarepa; Drakkar Taso; 1550–1555; xylographic print on paper; folio 4-1/8 x 20 in. (10.5 x 51 cm); British Library, OPB 19999a3 Drakkar Taso 1550–1555
Folios from a Biography of Milarepa Tibet 17th–18th century
Forty-Three-Deity Mandala of Manjuvajra central Tibet 1375–1380
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)
Fragmentary page from a Prajnaparamita Sutra manuscript Toling 11th century
Frontispiece from the Great Destroyer of the Thousand Foes (Mahasahasrapramardani) Sutra Manuscript Tibet ca. 13th–14th century
Geluk Refuge Field with Tsongkhapa central Tibet ca. late 18th–early 19th century
Ghantapa as one of the Eight Great Tantric Adepts Kham region, eastern Tibet 18th century
Goddess Marichi Mongolia late 17th or early 18th century Attributed to Zanabazar (Mongolian, 1635–1723) or his workshop
Green Tara central Tibet ca. 1260s
Handheld Prayer Wheel Tibet 19th–20th century
Handheld Drum (Damaru) Tibet or Mongolia early 20th century
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
Installation work in the exhibition Keepers of the Water Lhasa 1996 Gade (b. 1971, Lhasa)
Jataka of the Bodhisattva Sonam Tob (Story 90); north wall of the ground-floor circumambulatory passage Zhalu Monastery; Tsang District, central Tibet 14th century
Jügdernamjil (Three Deities of Longevity) Mongolia late 19th century Jügdür (Mongolian, flourished late 19th–early 20th century)
Juu Shakyamuni with his pupils made in Dolonnuur, Inner Mongolia, decorated in Buryatia (Federation of Russia) 19th century
Kadampa-style Reliquary Stupa Tibet 13th or 14th century
Kagyu Lama with Four Lineage Gurus Tibet ca. late 16th century
Kala, Maultier des Postreiters (Kala, mule of the post rider) Tibet 1938 or 1939 Ernst Schäfer (German, 1910–1992)
Kalachakra (Dechingalba) Temple in Yekhe Khüriye Monastery Mongolia late 19th century
Kalachakra Cosmology Illustrations Tibet 16th century
Karmapa in Cave (Tenth Karmapa, Sixth Gyeltsab, and Kuntu Zangpo) Tibet or Gyeltang, northern Yunnan 17th century (ca. 1668–1674) Attributed to Tenth Karmapa, Choying Dorje (Tibetan, 1604–1674)
Karmapa with His Footprints central Tibet late 12th–early 13th century
King Bhaskara Deva Varma (12th century) and Woman Donor Wearing Tayo-bizakani Kwa Baha, Patan, Nepal 1804
Lacquered Wood Duomu Pitcher with Gold Floral Designs China 19th–20th century
Lama Chogyur Lingpa (1829–1870) Kham region, eastern Tibet 19th century
Leg Bone Trumpet (Kang Ling) Tibet 18th–19th century
Lhamo Densatil Monastery, U region, central Tibet (present-day TAR, China) ca. 1407–1408
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)
Lhasa, die große Neujahrsparade (Lhasa, the great New Year’s parade) Lhasa 1938 or 1939 Ernst Schäfer (German, 1910–1992
Life Portrait of the Sixth Zhamar, Garwang Chokyi Wangchuk (1584–1630) Tibet early 17th century (before 1630)
Life Story of Buddha Shakyamuni Tibet 19th century
Maitreya Mongolia 1680s Zanabazar (1635–1723)
Maitreya Mongolia 1680s Zanabazar (1635–1723)
Manjushri, Bodhisattva of Wisdom Tibet 11th century
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
Map of Yekhe Khüriye Mongolia 19th century
Map of Yekhe Khüriye Mongolia late 19th century Balgan (act. late 19th century)
Marpa Lotsawa (1012–1097) Tibet 17th century Attributed by inscription to Tenth Karmapa, Choying Dorje (Tibetan, 1604–1674)
Medical Lineage Holders, Painting 80 of the Tibetan Medical Paintings, Lhasa Set Lhasa, central Tibet early 20th century
Milarepa (ca. 1028–1111) "Milarepa's Tower," Sekar Gutok, Lhodrak, southern Tibet 1200–1250
Molded Clay Image (Tsatsa) of a Stupa Molded in the Round Toling Monastery, Ngari region, western Tibet 11th–12th century
Molded Clay Image (Tsatsa) of the “Descent from Heaven” Guge, Ngari region, western Tibet 11th–12th century
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)
Monks on the “Golden Procession” Potala Palace, Lhasa, Tibet ca. 1936–1950 Hugh Richardson (British, 1905–2000)
Mount Meru Palace Mandala Yachengar Monastery, Kham region, eastern Tibet (present-day Sichuan Province)
Mural of Hayagriva Assembly Hall, Nechung Monastery, Lhasa, U region, central Tibet (present-day TAR, China) ca. 1900, restored ca. 1996
Mural of Padmasambhava Assembly Hall, Nechung Monastery, Lhasa, U region, central Tibet (present-day TAR, China) ca. 1900, restored ca. 1996
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
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
Murals of Human Skins Courtyard, Nechung Monastery, Lhasa, U region, central Tibet (present-day TAR, China) ca. 1900, restored ca. 1996
Murals of Pehar’s Retinue Courtyard, Nechung Monastery, Lhasa, U region, central Tibet (present-day TAR, China) ca. 1900, restored ca. 1996
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
Nagarjuna and Aryadeva, after Situ’s set of The Six Ornaments and Two Excellent Ones Kham region, eastern Tibet 19th century
Namra Tseku, detail of thangka Tibet
Nine Deity Offering Mongolia 19th century
Nineteenth-Century Copy of the Paubha Commemorating the Death of Pandita Vanaratna (1384–1468) Patan, Nepal 1862
Ninth Karmapa, Wangchuk Dorje (1555–1603) Central Tibet late 16th century
Open tashi gomang Thimphu, Bhutan 19th–20th century
Padmapani Lokeshvara Tibet 17th century Attributed to Tenth Karmapa, Choying Dorje (Tibetan, 1604–1674)
Padmasambhava and His Eight Manifestations Tibet 16th century
Painted Scroll of Bhimaratha Ritual Hāku Bāhāḥ, Kathmandu, Nepal dated by inscription January 1830
Painted Scroll of Laksha Chaitya Ritual Kathmandu, Nepal dated by inscription January 1808
Painting of Machik Labdron (1055–1153) Kham region, eastern Tibet 19th century
Painting of Temples and Monasteries of Lhasa Kham region, eastern Tibet 1900–1920
Pakpa Lokeshvara (copy of the original in the Potala Palace, Lhasa) central Tibet 13th–14th century
Panjaranatha Mahakala Tibet 15th century
Panjarnatha Mahakala Tibet 18th century
Panoramic Map of Mount Wutai Cifu Temple, Wutaishan, China 1846 Monk Lhundrub, engraver of Sanggai Aimag (Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia)
Phunkhang Yabshi Kung, his wife and son Tibet 1948 Hugh E. Richardson (British, 1905–2000)
Portrait of Vanaratna (1384–1468) central Tibet 15th century
Portrait Sculpture of the Ninth Karmapa Wangchuk Dorje (1555–1603) Central Tibet 1598 Karma Rinchen (act. late 16th century)
Prajnaparamita with Devotees; folio from a Shatasahasrika Prajnaparamita manuscript (The Perfection of Wisdom) Toling Monastery, Ngari region, western Tibet 11th century
Prayer Beads (trengwa) Tibet 19th century
Sixth Panchen Lobzang Pelden Yeshe (1738–1780), one of thirteen thangkas copied from Nartang xylographic designs Tibet 19th century
Manjushriyashas (Jampel Drak), one of thirteen thangkas copied from Nartang xylographic designs Tibet 19th century
Bhaviveka (Lekden Je, ca. 500–ca. 578), one of thirteen thangkas copied from Nartang xylographic designs Tibet 19th century
Abhayakaragupta (Jigme Jungne Bapa, d. 1125), one of thirteen thangkas copied from Nartang xylographic designs Tibet 19th century
Go Lotsawa Khukpa Lhetse (11th century), one of thirteen thangkas copied from Nartang xylographic designs Tibet 19th century
Sakya Pandita Kunga Gyeltsen (1182–1251), one of thirteen thangkas copied from Nartang xylographic designs Tibet 19th century
Yungton Dorje Pel (1284–1365), one of thirteen thangkas copied from Nartang xylographic designs Tibet 19th century
[First Panchen] Khedrubje Gelek Pelzang (1385–1438), one of thirteen thangkas copied from Nartang xylographic designs Tibet 19th century
[Second Panchen] Sonam Choklang (1439–1504), one of thirteen thangkas copied from Nartang xylographic designs Tibet 19th century
Subhuti (Rabjor), one of thirteen thangkas copied from Nartang xylographic designs Tibet 19th century
Fourth Panchen Lobzang Chokyi Gyeltsen (1567–1662), one of thirteen thangkas copied from Nartang xylographic designs Tibet 19th century
[Third Panchen] Wensapa Lobzang Dondrub (1505–1566), one of thirteen thangkas copied from Nartang xylographic designs Tibet 19th century
Fifth Panchen Lobzang Yeshe (1663–1737), one of thirteen thangkas copied from Nartang xylographic designs Tibet 19th century
Protective Astrological Chart Tibet late 18th or early 19th century
Purpa Dagger Discovered by Pema Lingpa date unknown
Qianlong as Manjushri-Chakravartin (brought to Lhasa in 1757–1758 at the death of the Seventh Dalai Lama) in front a Qing imperial tablet (brought in 1722 during the enthronement of the Seventh Dalai Lama) Hall of Victory over Three Realms, Red Palace of the Potala, Lhasa, Tibet
Ratnasambhava central Tibet ca. mid-13th century
Red Temple (Dukhang) Toling, western Tibet founded 996
Ritual Bone Apron Tibet/Nepal 18th–19th century
Rock Carving (petroglyph) of a Ritual Stepped Structure Kabren Pungri, Rutok, western Tibet Protohistoric period (ca. 100–600 CE)
Rock Painting of a Bird Che Do, Lake Namtso, Tibet Protohistoric or Early Historic period (ca. 600–1000 CE)
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)
Roll of Mantras for a Prayer Wheel and Its Spindle Tibet ca. 12th–13th century
Sarvavid Vairochana Mandala Tibet 17th century
Scenes from the Early Life of the Buddha western Tibet or western Nepal 14th century
Set of Saddle Plates Tibet or China ca. 1400
Siddhi Lakshmi Nepal 17th century
Silver Juu (Tib. Jowo), Main Assembly Hall of Yekhe Juu Höhhot, Inner Mongolia, China 1579
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
Sketches of Floral Patterns and Mythological Creatures, pages from a sketchbook in a folding book (thyasaphu) format Tibet (and Nepal?) 1435 Jivarama (active in 15th century)
Skull Cup with Base Tibet 18th–20th century
Songtsen Gampo with Handprints and Footprints Tibet late 17th century
Standing Buddha Kashmir late 10th to early 11th century
Statue of Amitayus, Dolonnuur style 19th century
Statue of Manjushri Efi (efü?) khalkha süme, Shiliin Gol League (formerly in Chakhar), Inner Mongolia mid-18th century
Statue of Seated Vairochana, East Temple, Level 5 (Bumpa) of the Gyantse Kumbum Gyantse Kumbum, Tsang region, central Tibet (present-day TAR, China) ca. 1427–1440
Statue of Shakyamuni Buddha Ravangla, Sikkim, India 2013
Statue of Shakyamuni Buddha Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, India 2015
Statue of Shakyamuni Buddha (Buddha Dordenma) Thimphu, Bhutan 2015
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
Tara Tibet 17th century Atelier of Tenth Karmapa, Choying Dorje (Tibetan, 1604–1674) or later followers
Thangka of Kongpo Bonri, southeast Tibet, represented as the citadel of the tantric divinity Tsochok Khagying, Nyingtri, Kongpo, Tibet 18th century?
The Akshobya Mandala and White and Blue Achala Segoma Lhakhang, Zhalu Monastery; Tsang region, central Tibet (present-day TAR, China) 14th century
The Black Treasury Manuscript, Dream of the Four Pillars Tibet ca. 1475
The Buddha’s Footprints and Incarnations of Avalokiteshvara Tibet 10–11th century
The Dakini Nairatmya western Nepal/western Tibet 1300–1325
The Eight Great Events of the Buddha’s Life Tibet ca. 13th century
The Fifth Dalai Lama, with Hand- and Footprints Tibet late 17th century
The Five Jina Buddhas Segoma Lhakhang, Zhalu Monastery; Tsang region, central Tibet (present-day TAR, China) 14th century
The North Fort at Taku, China, 1860 North Fort at Taku, China 1860 Felice Beato (British, 1832–1909)
The Potala and the Principal Monuments of Central Tibet Tibet 19th century
The Previous Lives of Buddha Shakyamuni Kham region, eastern Tibet 19th century
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
Thirteen-Deity Mandala of Jnanadakini central Tibet 1375–1380
Thirteenth Karmapa, Dudul Dorje (1733–1797), from a Pelpung set of Masters of the Combined Kagyu Lineages Kham region, eastern Tibet ca. 1760s
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
Three Saddle Carpets, from a set of twenty-four woven in the 1930s for the cavalry of Yabzhi Punkhang Central Tibet 1920–1930
Throne of the Patan Kings Patan, Nepal 1666
Tsangnyon Heruka (1452–1507) Tibet 16th century
Tsatsa Representing the Stupa with Many Doors Western Tibet ca. 11th century
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
Turquoise Bridge Lhasa 1951 Tse Ten Tashi
Two Stirrups Mongolian 16th–17th century
Unidentified Deity Seated on a Cow (Yama?) Tibet 17th century Attributed by inscription to Tenth Karmapa, Choying Dorje (Tibetan, 1604–1674)
Uninscribed representation of Lowo Khenchen, identified on the basis of his distinct physical features and the workmanship Lo (Mustang) 16th century
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
Vairochana and the Eight Bodhisattvas Markham, Tibet (present-day TAR, China)
Vairochana of the Glacier Lake Jowo chapel, Jokhang Temple; Lhasa, U region, central Tibet (present-day TAR, China)
Vajradhara, Nairatmya, and Mahasiddhas Virupa and Kanha central Tibet ca. 1450
Vajradhatu (Diamond Realm) Mandala central Tibet 14th century
Vajrapani Mongolia late 19th century Tsend, Tavkhai Bor, Danjin, Baldangombo, and Khasgombo
Vasudhara and Entourage Zhelre Lhakhang, Jokhang Temple; Lhasa, U region, central Tibet (present-day TAR, China) 11th century
Vasudhara, Goddess of Abundance Nepal dated 1082
Victory over Mara Mongolia? 19th century
Virupa China Yongle period (1402–1424)
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
Wall painting of Gushri Khan and the Fifth Dalai Lama’s regent Lhasa, U region, central Tibet (present-day TAR, China)
White Achala Segoma Lhakhang, Zhalu Monastery; Tsang region, central Tibet (present-day TAR, China) 14th century
White Chakrasamvara, from Situ’s set of The Twenty-Seven Tantric Deities Kham region, eastern Tibet ca. 18th century
Wind-Powered Prayer Wheel (mani lung khor) Tibet before 1920
Window No. 1 Tolung, Lhasa 2020 Penpa (b. 1974, Lhasa)
Woodblock for Printing Prayer Flags with Print Himalayan region 15th–19th century
Yamantaka Palace Mandala Potala Palace, Lolang Lhakhang, Lhasa, U region, central Tibet 1751
Zhitro Mandala 2000 Pema Namdol Thaye (American, b. 1967, Bhutan)
“Cloud Faced” Black-Cloaked Mahakala Tibet 16th century either painted or inscribed by the Eighth Karmapa (1507–1554)
“Lhasa United” October 20, 1936 Frederick Spencer Chapman (British, 1907–1971)
2020 Lhasa 2020 Nortse (b. 1963, Lhasa)
Amitabha central Tibet ca. mid-13th century
Amoghasiddhi central Tibet ca. mid-13th century
Anatomy, Painting 49 of the Tibetan Medical Paintings, Ulan Ude Set Lhasa, central Tibet early 20th century copy of original from ca. 1687–1697
Avalokiteshvara Kashmir early 11th century
Avalokiteshvara Yatse Kingdom (Khasa Malla Kingdom), western Nepal/western Tibet ca. 13th–14th century
Avalokiteshvara in His Potala Pure Land Tibet late 18th–early 19th century
Avalokiteshvara-Amoghapasha Segoma Lhakhang, Zhalu Monastery; Tsang region, central Tibet (present-day TAR, China) 14th century
Avalokiteshvara, after Situ’s set of Eight Great Bodhisattvas Kham region, eastern Tibet 19th century
Avalokiteshvara, traced from a composition by Konchok Pende of E (from Situ’s set of Eight Great Bodhisattvas) Kham region, eastern Tibet 19th century
Banquet Set with Ewer, Decanter, and Plate Tibet Yarlung dynasty, 600–800
Baruun Örgöö, Abatai Khan’s Yurt in Yekhe Khüriye Yekhe Khüriye, Mongolia late 19th century Aleksei Pozdneev (Russian, 1851–1920)
Begtse (Jamsran) Mongolia late 19th century Gendendamba (late 19th–early 20th century)
Birth of Buddha Tibet 19th century
Black Cloak Mahakala Kham Province, eastern Tibet 18th century Situ Panchen (1700–1774)
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)
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
Buddha Shakyamuni and Two Disciples Tibet 15th century attributed to Menla Dondrub
Celestial Musician (Kinnara) Playing a Pipa (Lute) Tibetan Empire 608–866
Project Himalayan Art
