Nyima Oser, One of the Eight Manifestations of Padmasambhava Tibet 18th century Gilt copper alloy
Bon Lama, Rinchen Gyeltsen (1415-1446) Central Tibet 18th century Gilt bronze
Four-faced Linga Nepal 18th - 19th century Silver Repoussé
Ganesha Madhya Pradesh, India 11th century Sandstone
The “Three Silver Brothers” Manjushri – Avalokiteshvara – Vajrapani (left to right) Western Tibet, Puhrang area early 13th century Brass with copper, silver and gilding
Four-armed Mahakala, left, and Remati, right Ron Wosel Puk, Tibet 1538 xylographic print on paper
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)
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)
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
Phakpa of Lokeshvara of Lhasa Tibet or Nepal date uncertain wood with gold paint and colors
Stirrups belonging to the equestrian set of Yuthok Tashi Dhondup Tibetan, Derge ca. 1943–1947 copper alloy, gold
The Buddhist Deities Chakrasamvara and Vajravarahi Tibet (by a Newar artist) ca. 15th century mineral pigments and traces of gold on cotton cloth
Panchen Lama rebirth lineage portraits, set of thirteen thangkas copied from Nartang xylographic designs Tibet 19th century ground mineral pigment on cotton
Cosmic Vishnu (Vishvarupa) Buddha Shakyamuni with Arhats Buddha Shakyamuni Mold for an image of Tsongkhapa (1357-1419) Mold for clay image (tsatsa) of Vajrapani Ritual Peg (purba) Mold for clay image (tsatsa) of Buddha Amitayus Vajra Scepter Bodhisattva Kshitigarbha Crossed Vajra Attendant Figure to Vaishravana Vajra and Bell Bodhisattvas Maitreya and Manjushri in Tushita Pure Realm Maitreya Book cover Chakrasamvara with Consort Vajravarahi Handheld Prayer Wheel 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 Vairochana, From a Set of Initiation Cards (Taskali) White Tara Green Tara Ratnasambhava, From a Set of Initiation Cards (Tsakali) Padmasambhava Vasudhara Medicine Buddha 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 Panjaranatha Mahakala 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 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 Mahakala Vajrabhairava with Consort Vajravetali Buddha Vairochana The Stages of Nepalese Lost-Wax Metal Casting Heruka with Consort Vishnu with the King of Snakes, Shesha Flying Naga Refuge Field with Machik Labdron (1055–1153) Life Story of Buddha Shakyamuni Shiva Bhairava Buddha Shakyamuni and Teaching Stories (Avadana) 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 distemper on cloth
Chakpori Medical College Tibet 1905 L. Austine Waddell pencil on paper
Chakrasamvara and the Footprints of Drigungpa Jikten Sumgon (1143–1217) Tibet before 1217 pigments on silk
Chakrasamvara in Union with Vajravarahi central Tibet ca. 1386 gilt copper alloy with pigments, turquoise inlay
Chorten constructed in the memory of Kunga Drolchok (1507–1566) Namgyal Monastery; Mustang, Nepal ca. 1568
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) ground mineral pigment on silk
Dancing Ganapati central Tibet ca. mid-15th century distemper on linen
Decanter, Cup, and Rhyton Tibet mid- to late 7th or 8th century partially gilt silver
Desi Sanggye Gyatso (1653–1705) Tibet 17th century woodblock print
Desire Lhasa 2020 Tsering Dolma (b. 1966, Lhasa) oil on canvas
Detail of Fountain outside Bhaktapur Palace, showing sculpted stone spout Bhaktapur, Nepal 1688
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
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 tashi gomang Tashichhodzong, Thimphu, Bhutan 17th century wood, brass, silver, gold plating, semi-precious stones, glass beads, clay statues
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
Do What You Love 2010 Gonkar Gyatso (b. 1961, Lhasa) bronze and polyester resin
Donor Figure western Nepal/western Tibet 13th–14th century gilt copper
Drilbu Bell Claimed to Have Been Discovered by Dorje Lingpa Thimpu, Bhutan discovered in the 14th century bronze
Durga Killing the Buffalo Demon (Durga Mahishasuramardini) Nepal 12th–13th century gilt copper alloy
Eagle and Wild Herbivore Zhamar Puk, Tashi Dochung, Lake Namtso, Tibet Protohistoric period (ca. 100–600 CE) red ocher, rock
Elephant-skin drum with stone base inside Longguodian (Hall of Dynastic Prosperity) China Ming dynasty (1368–1644) elephant skin, wood, stone
Figurine of a Wild Sheep closely associated with western Tibet Protohistoric period (ca. 100 BCE to 600 CE) copper alloy
First Folio from The Hundred Thousand Songs of Milarepa, and detail with Milarepa Lende Lang Puk 1540 xylographic print on paper
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 xylographic print on paper
Folios from a Biography of Milarepa Tibet 17th–18th century ink on colors on paper
Forty-Three-Deity Mandala of Manjuvajra central Tibet 1375–1380 distemper on cloth
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) gold thangka; ground mineral pigment on cotton
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 Ink and pigments on paper
Garudasana Vishnu Changu Narayan Temple; Nepal ca. 7th–8th century stone
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
Goddess Marichi Mongolia late 17th or early 18th century Attributed to Zanabazar (Mongolian, 1635–1723) or his workshop gilt copper alloy
Green Tara central Tibet ca. 1260s gum tempera, ink, pigments, gold on sized cotton
Guru Padmasambha, the scholar manifestations of Padmasambhava Lo Gekhar Monastery, Mustang, Nepal mid-17th century papier-mâché
Halo with etched Buddha at Awakening and Attendants Kashmir ca. 720 brass, silver, copper
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
Icon of Five Auspicious Long Life Sisters Bhutan clay
Installation work in the exhibition Keepers of the Water Lhasa 1996 Gade (b. 1971, Lhasa)
Interior view of the “Jung Ho [Ronghe] idol factory” (copper workshop) located near the Yonghegong Monastery, Beijing, China 1930s
Jalamanusha (Merman) Nepal ca. 13th century copper alloy
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
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
Kadampa-style Reliquary Stupa Tibet 13th or 14th century copper alloy
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) photograph
Kalachakra Cosmology Illustrations Tibet 16th century pigments on cloth
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) pigments on silk
Karmapa with His Footprints central Tibet late 12th–early 13th century pigments on silk
King Bhaskara Deva Varma (12th century) and Woman Donor Wearing Tayo-bizakani Kwa Baha, Patan, Nepal 1804 gilt statue
King of Lijiang, Mu Zeng (1598–1646; r. 1598–1624/46), Official Portrait Lijiang, China Qing dynasty (1644–1911) album leaf, ink and pigment on paper
Lama Chogyur Lingpa (1829–1870) Kham region, eastern Tibet 19th century pigments on cloth
Leg Bone Trumpet (Kang Ling) Tibet 18th–19th century human bone, copper, coral, leather
Lhamo Densatil Monastery, U region, central Tibet (present-day TAR, China) ca. 1407–1408 gilt copper alloy, color, semi-precious stones
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) photograph
Lhasa, die große Neujahrsparade (Lhasa, the great New Year’s parade) Lhasa 1938 or 1939 Ernst Schäfer (German, 1910–1992 photograph
Life Portrait of the Sixth Zhamar, Garwang Chokyi Wangchuk (1584–1630) Tibet early 17th century (before 1630) silver
Life Story of Buddha Shakyamuni Tibet 19th century Pigments on cloth
Mahabuddha Temple Patan, Nepal 1564–1601
Mahasiddha Damarupa of a Lamdre lineage Namgyal Monastery, Mustang, Nepal 16th century
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
Major Events of the Buddha’s Life Northeastern India 12th century "Andagu" stone with pigments
Manjushri, Avalokiteshvara, and Vajrapani Imperial Workshop, Nanjing or Beijing Yongle period (r. 1403–1424) gilt brass
Manjushri, Bodhisattva of Wisdom Tibet 11th century silver, inlaid with copper, with traces of blue pigment
Manjushri, torma butter sculpture Labrang Monastery, Amdo region, eastern Tibet (Gansu Province, China) 2014 flour, butter, natural pigments
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
Milarepa (ca. 1028–1111) "Milarepa's Tower," Sekar Gutok, Lhodrak, southern Tibet 1200–1250 color pigments on substrate
Molded Clay Image (Tsatsa) of a Stupa Molded in the Round Toling Monastery, Ngari region, western Tibet 11th–12th century sun-dried clay
Molded Clay Image (Tsatsa) of the “Descent from Heaven” Guge, Ngari region, western Tibet 11th–12th century sun-dried clay
Monk’s Cap Silver Pitcher Tibet 19th century gilt silver
Monks on the “Golden Procession” Potala Palace, Lhasa, Tibet ca. 1936–1950 Hugh Richardson (British, 1905–2000) negative film nitrate
Mount Meru Palace Mandala Yachengar Monastery, Kham region, eastern Tibet (present-day Sichuan Province) gilt metal repoussé
Mural of Hayagriva Assembly Hall, Nechung Monastery, Lhasa, U region, central Tibet (present-day TAR, China) ca. 1900, restored ca. 1996 materials unknown
Mural of Padmasambhava Assembly Hall, Nechung Monastery, Lhasa, U region, central Tibet (present-day TAR, China) ca. 1900, restored ca. 1996 materials unknown
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 materials unknown
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 materials unknown
Murals of Human Skins Courtyard, Nechung Monastery, Lhasa, U region, central Tibet (present-day TAR, China) ca. 1900, restored ca. 1996 materials unknown
Murals of Pehar’s Retinue Courtyard, Nechung Monastery, Lhasa, U region, central Tibet (present-day TAR, China) ca. 1900, restored ca. 1996 materials unknown
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 materials unknown
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
Ninth Karmapa, Wangchuk Dorje (1555–1603) Central Tibet late 16th century
Open tashi gomang Thimphu, Bhutan 19th–20th century wood, brass, silver, clay statues
Padmapani Lokeshvara Tibet 17th century Attributed to Tenth Karmapa, Choying Dorje (Tibetan, 1604–1674) ivory
Padmasambhava and His Eight Manifestations Tibet 16th century copper alloy
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
Pakpa Lokeshvara Nepal 7th century wood, gold paint
Pakpa Lokeshvara (copy of the original in the Potala Palace, Lhasa) central Tibet 13th–14th century wood with gold and paint
Palden Lhamo, torma butter sculpture Labrang Monastery, Amdo region, eastern Tibet (Gansu Province, China) 2014 flour, butter, natural pigments
Panjaranatha Mahakala Tibet 15th century stone with pigments
Panjarnatha Mahakala Tibet 18th century pigments on cloth
Pema Lingpa Kunzangdrak Monastery, Bhutan statue
Pensive Avalokiteshvara Imperial Workshop, Nanjing or Beijing Yongle period (r. 1403–1424) gilt brass
Pensive Avalokiteshvara Gandhara 2nd–3rd century gray schist
Pensive Avalokiteshvara Swat 7th century brass
Pensive Avalokiteshvara on the back of Maitreya Statue Yecheng, Hebei Province 547 bas-relief, white stone
Phunkhang Yabshi Kung, his wife and son Tibet 1948 Hugh E. Richardson (British, 1905–2000) negative film nitrate
Portrait of Vanaratna (1384–1468) central Tibet 15th century distemper on cloth
Portrait Sculpture of the Ninth Karmapa Wangchuk Dorje (1555–1603) Central Tibet 1598 Karma Rinchen (act. late 16th century) silver with pigment
Prajnaparamita Tamshing Lhundrub Choling Temple, Bumthang District, Bhutan 1503–1505 with potential later interventions mural
Prajnaparamita with Devotees; folio from a Shatasahasrika Prajnaparamita manuscript (The Perfection of Wisdom) Toling Monastery, Ngari region, western Tibet 11th century ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
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
Purpa Dagger Discovered by Pema Lingpa date unknown mixed metals and gilding
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 distemper on cloth
Red Temple (Dukhang) Toling, western Tibet founded 996
Ritual Bone Apron Tibet/Nepal 18th–19th century bone
Rock Carving (petroglyph) of a Ritual Stepped Structure Kabren Pungri, Rutok, western Tibet Protohistoric period (ca. 100–600 CE) rock
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
Roll of Mantras for a Prayer Wheel and Its Spindle Tibet ca. 12th–13th century black ink on paper with metal spindle
Sarvavid Vairochana Mandala Tibet 17th century pigments on cloth
Scenes from the Early Life of the Buddha western Tibet or western Nepal 14th century ink and pigment on cotton
Sculpted Image of Nyephu (Hephu) Trulku Sangag Gyeltsen (ca. 1600–1661) Neyphu Temple; Paro, Bhutan date unknown painted clay
Seated Bodhisattva China late 13th–14th century porcelain with relief decoration under bluish-white glaze
Seated Buddha Flanked by Maitreya and Avalokiteśvara Palola Shahi Kingdom April 23, 715 brass with silver
Second Jamyang Zhepa (1728–1791), torma butter sculpture Labrang Monastery, Amdo region, eastern Tibet (Gansu Province, China) 2014 flour, butter, natural pigments
Set of Saddle Plates Tibet or China ca. 1400 iron, gold, lapis lazuli, turquoise
Shakyamuni Donated by Dhandeva Shantipura, Svayambhu, Kathmandu, Nepal 15th century
Shakyamuni, torma butter sculpture Labrang Monastery, Amdo region, eastern Tibet (Gansu Province, China) 2014 flour, butter, natural pigments
Siddhi Lakshmi Nepal 17th century gilt copper alloy
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
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) ink and colors on paper
Skull Cup with Base Tibet 18th–20th century silver, turquoise, coral, brass alloy
Songtsen Gampo with Handprints and Footprints Tibet late 17th century ground mineral pigments on cloth
Standing Bodhisattva with Yongle-period inscription in Chinese, Tibetan, and Sanskrit on the base China 15th century, Yongle period (1403–1424) gilt bronze
Standing Buddha Kashmir late 10th to early 11th century brass with silver and copper inlay
Standing Buddha Shakyamuni Bangemudha Tole, Kathmandu, Nepal 5th–6th century stone
Standing Buddha Shakyamuni Naka Bahi, Patan, Nepal 10th century stone
Standing Buddha Shakyamuni Northern Asoka Stupa, Patan, Nepal ca. 9th century stone
Statue of Amitayus, Dolonnuur style 19th century silver with colors
Statue of Ga Anyen Dampa (ca. 1230–1303) Degonpo Protector Chapel (founded 1284), Kardze, Kham region, eastern Tibet (Ganzi, Sichuan Province, China) 1980s re-creation clay
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 Seated Vairochana, East Temple, Level 5 (Bumpa) of the Gyantse Kumbum Gyantse Kumbum, Tsang region, central Tibet (present-day TAR, China) ca. 1427–1440 gilded copper
Statue of Shakyamuni Buddha Ravangla, Sikkim, India 2013 concrete base with gilded bronze body
Statue of Shakyamuni Buddha Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, India 2015 concrete base with gilded bronze body
Statue of Shakyamuni Buddha (Buddha Dordenma) Thimphu, Bhutan 2015 concrete base with gilded bronze body
Statue of Shiva Solophok Hill, Namchi, Sikkim, India 2011 concrete
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 the bodhisattva Manjushri with Yongle reign inscription in Chinese on the lotus base China 15th century; Yongle reign (1402–1424) gilt brass, lost-wax casting
Statue of White Tara Dolonnuur, Inner Mongolia 18th or 19th century gilded bronze
Tara Tibet 17th century Atelier of Tenth Karmapa, Choying Dorje (Tibetan, 1604–1674) or later followers brass with pigments
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 Black Treasury Manuscript, Dream of the Four Pillars Tibet ca. 1475 ink and colored pigment on paper
The Buddha’s Footprints and Incarnations of Avalokiteshvara Tibet 10–11th century ground mineral pigments on silk
The Dakini Nairatmya western Nepal/western Tibet 1300–1325 gilt copper
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 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-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
Three Saddle Carpets, from a set of twenty-four woven in the 1930s for the cavalry of Yabzhi Punkhang Central Tibet 1920–1930 wool pile and weft, cotton warp
Three-Headed One of the Black Rituals, Bonpo version of a partially constructed effigy House of Pema Dolkar, Kagbeni, Mustang, Nepal 2007 Lama Tshultrim of Lubrak (b. 1949, Lubrak, Mustang, Nepal) clay, wood, iron, barley dough, bamboo, woolen yarn, turmeric, ephedra
Three-Headed One of the Black Rituals, Nyingma Buddhist version of a ritual effigy Sanepa, Kathmandu, Nepal 1995 Lama Karma Tshering of Tshognam (b. 1951, Tetang, Mustang, Nepal) clay, wood, iron, barley dough, bamboo, woolen yarn, chemical dyes
Throne of the Patan Kings Patan, Nepal 1666 gilt copper, wood, modern upholstery
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 pigments on cloth
Turquoise Bridge Lhasa 1951 Tse Ten Tashi photograph
Two Stirrups Mongolian 16th–17th century iron, gold, silver
Unidentified Deity Seated on a Cow (Yama?) Tibet 17th century Attributed by inscription to Tenth Karmapa, Choying Dorje (Tibetan, 1604–1674) copper with traces of gilding
Uninscribed representation of Lowo Khenchen, identified on the basis of his distinct physical features and the workmanship Lo (Mustang) 16th century bronze with silver and red copper inlays
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
Ushnishavijaya Nalanda, Bihar, India ca. 11th–12th century stone
Vairochana Chokhor or Konchosum Lhakhang, Bumthang, Bhutan date unknown painted clay
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) clay with pigments and matte gold
Vajracharya Priest’s Crown Nepal dated 1145 copper, gold, lapis lazuli
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
Vasudhara and Entourage Zhelre Lhakhang, Jokhang Temple; Lhasa, U region, central Tibet (present-day TAR, China) 11th century pigments on clay primer
Vasudhara, Goddess of Abundance Nepal dated 1082 gilt copper with semiprecious stones and traces of vermilion
Virupa China Yongle period (1402–1424) gilt-copper alloy
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 copper gold and semiprecious stones (lost-wax method)
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 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
Wind-Powered Prayer Wheel (mani lung khor) Tibet before 1920 metal, ink, paper, bamboo, string
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
Yamantaka Palace Mandala Potala Palace, Lolang Lhakhang, Lhasa, U region, central Tibet 1751 gilt brass repoussé on wooden armature, with precious stone and other inlays
Zhitro Mandala 2000 Pema Namdol Thaye (American, b. 1967, Bhutan) gilt metal on wooden armature, polymeric resin compound (for minor decorative caste motifs such as animals, tassels, banners, and Buddhist emblems), semi-precious stone inlays, pearls, colored glass, and more
“Cloud Faced” Black-Cloaked Mahakala Tibet 16th century either painted or inscribed by the Eighth Karmapa (1507–1554) ink and gold line on cloth
“Lhasa United” October 20, 1936 Frederick Spencer Chapman (British, 1907–1971) photograph
2020 Lhasa 2020 Nortse (b. 1963, Lhasa) mixed media
A large torma (dough-and-butter sculpture) representing Tsochok Khagying and his consort, standing on an altar in front of a clay image of the same pair of divinities Lubrak Village, Mustang District, Nepal
Achala, the Immovable One central Tibet ca. 1386 gilt copper alloy
Amitabha central Tibet ca. mid-13th century distemper on cloth
Amitayus, torma butter sculpture Labrang Monastery, Amdo region, eastern Tibet (Gansu Province, China) 2014 flour, butter, natural pigments
Amoghasiddhi central Tibet ca. mid-13th century distemper on cloth
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
Avalokiteshvara Kashmir early 11th century brass or metal alloy with copper and silver inlay
Avalokiteshvara Yatse Kingdom (Khasa Malla Kingdom), western Nepal/western Tibet ca. 13th–14th century gilt-copper alloy
Avalokiteshvara Tamshing Lhundrub Choling Temple, upper floor, Bumthang District, Bhutan 1503–1505 with potential later interventions mural
Avalokiteshvara seated in the Maharajajila posture China ca. 10th–13th century limestone
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, torma butter sculpture Labrang Monastery, Amdo region, eastern Tibet (Gansu Province, China) 2014 flour, butter, natural pigments
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
Banquet Set with Ewer, Decanter, and Plate Tibet Yarlung dynasty, 600–800 hammered gold, turquoise
Birth of Buddha Tibet 19th century pigments on cloth
Black Cloak Mahakala Kham Province, eastern Tibet 18th century Situ Panchen (1700–1774) pigments on silk
Boddhisattva Avalokiteshvara Nepal 6th–7th century wood, white gesso, polychrome paint
Bodhisattva China 13th century lacquer, cloth, traces of blue, gold, and green paint, gold leaf
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) photograph
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 Rajarajeshvari Ghat, Pashupatinatha, Kathmandu, Nepal ca. 10th century
Buddha Shakyamuni Bhinche Baha, Patan, Nepal 8th–9th century
Buddha Shakyamuni and Two Disciples Tibet 15th century attributed to Menla Dondrub pigments on cotton
Buddha Vairochana Bimda Temple; near Jyekundo (present-day Qinghai Province, China) 806 stone with painted and textile decoration
Celestial Musician (Kinnara) Playing a Pipa (Lute) Tibetan Empire 608–866 gilded silver
Central Buddha Sculpture Khewang Lhakhang, Phobjikha, Bhutan date unknown painted clay
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