Musical Notations of Mahakala Melodies Written by the Ninth Karmapa (Tib. Mgon po’i dbyangs yig Karma pa dgu pa’i phyag bris), pages 44 and 63

Two lines of arabesques marked with red ink on sepia paper; text and illumination at right
Lines of arabesques marked with red ink; text and two illuminations at bottom and right
Two lines of arabesques marked with red ink on sepia paper; text and illumination at right
Lines of arabesques marked with red ink; text and two illuminations at bottom and right

Musical Notations of Mahakala Melodies Written by the Ninth Karmapa (Tib. Mgon po’i dbyangs yig Karma pa dgu pa’i phyag bris), pages 44 and 63

Material
ink and pigments on paper
Dimensions
dimensions unknown
Collection

Private collection of H. H. 17th Karmapa

Photo Credit
images courtesy of His Holiness the Seventeenth Gyalwang Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje

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