Rubin Museum of Art

Mongolian Regions

Mongolians have been widely active in the Tibetan Buddhist world, playing a key role in Tibetan culture, politics, and relations with China. In the 13th century, the Mongol Empire—the largest contiguous empire in world history—facilitated the spread of Tibetan visual culture.

Art 85 Spiral 1 Exhibitions 1

Mongolian Zitan Prayer Beads

Mongolia, early 19th century

Yama Dharmaraja

Mongolia, 19th century

Wrathful Offerings

Mongolia, 19th century

Tibet or Mongolia, 19th century

Victory over Mara

Buryatia, Mongolia, 19th century

Vajrabhairava with Consort Vajravetali

Mongolia, 18th - 19th century

Mongolia, ca. 19th century

Inner Mongolia, 19th century

Five-prong Bell & Dorje Set

Probably Urga or Dolonor, Mongolia, ca. late 19th century

Mongolia, 19th century

Six-armed Mahakala

Mongolia, 18th century

Inner Mongolia, 19th century

Tibet or Mongolia, 18th - 19th century

Mongolian Rosewood Prayer Beads

Mongolia, 19th century

Protector Begtse Chen

Mongolia, late 18th - early 19th century

The Potala Palace and the main Monuments of Lhasa

Tibet or Inner Mongolia, 18th - early 19th century (ca 1757-1804)

A parcel-gilt silver ritual ewer

Tibet or Mongolia, 19th century

Palace of the Protector Begtse

Mongolia, 19th century

Pair of Cymbals

Mongolia, 18th - 19th century

Nine Deity Offering

Mongolia, 19th century

Mold for an Image of Tsongkhapa (1357–1419)

Mongolia, 19th century

Medicine Buddha

Mongolia, 18th century

Medicine Buddha Mandala

Inner Mongolia, 18th century

Makzor Gyelmo, Queen Who Repels Armies

Mongolia, 18th century

Maitreya, Buddha of the Future

Mongolia, late 18th - early 19th century

Maitreya, Buddha of the Future

Mongolia, 19th century

Illustrated Manuscript of The Liberation Through Hearing in the Intermediate State (Bardo Thodrol)

Mongolia, 19th century

Inner Mongolia, late 18th - 19th century

A Folio from a Manuscript of The Liberation Through Hearing in the Intermediate State (Bardo Thodrol)

Mongolia, 19th Century

A Folio from a Manuscript of The Liberation Through Hearing in the Intermediate State (Bardo Thodrol)

Mongolia, 19th Century

A Folio from a Manuscript of The Liberation Through Hearing in the Intermediate State (Bardo Thodrol)

Mongolia, 19th Century

A Folio from a Manuscript of The Liberation Through Hearing in the Intermediate State (Bardo Thodrol)

Mongolia, 19th Century

A Folio from a Manuscript of The Liberation Through Hearing in the Intermediate State (Bardo Thodrol)

Mongolia, 19th Century

Mongolian Garnet Hand Rosary

Mongolia, Date unknown

Goddess of the Dawn, Marichi

Mongolia, late 17th century or early 18th century

Mongolian Golden Boxwood Prayer Beads

Mongolia, early 20th century

The Great Stupa of Boudhanath

Buryatia, 19th century

Green Tara as Protectress from the Eight Fears

Tibet or Mongolia, 19th century

Hand-held Drum (Damaru)

Tibet or Mongolia, early 20th century

Mongolia, late 18th - early 19th century

Mongolia, 19th century

Tibet or Mongolia, 18th century

A Folio from a Manuscript of The Liberation Through Hearing in the Intermediate State (Bardo Thodrol)

Mongolia, 19th Century

A Folio from a Manuscript of The Liberation Through Hearing in the Intermediate State (Bardo Thodrol)

Mongolia, 19th Century

A Folio from a Manuscript of The Liberation Through Hearing in the Intermediate State (Bardo Thodrol)

Mongolia, 19th Century

A Folio from a Manuscript of The Liberation Through Hearing in the Intermediate State (Bardo Thodrol)

Mongolia, 19th Century

A Folio from a Manuscript of The Liberation Through Hearing in the Intermediate State (Bardo Thodrol)

Mongolia, 19th Century

A Folio from a Manuscript of The Liberation Through Hearing in the Intermediate State (Bardo Thodrol)

Mongolia, 19th Century

A Folio from a Manuscript of The Liberation Through Hearing in the Intermediate State (Bardo Thodrol)

Mongolia, 19th Century

A Folio from a Manuscript of The Liberation Through Hearing in the Intermediate State (Bardo Thodrol)

Mongolia, 19th Century

A Folio from a Manuscript of The Liberation Through Hearing in the Intermediate State (Bardo Thodrol)

Mongolia, 19th Century

A Folio from a Manuscript of The Liberation Through Hearing in the Intermediate State (Bardo Thodrol)

Mongolia, 19th Century

A Folio from a Manuscript of The Liberation Through Hearing in the Intermediate State (Bardo Thodrol)

Mongolia, 19th Century

A Folio from a Manuscript of The Liberation Through Hearing in the Intermediate State (Bardo Thodrol)

Mongolia, 19th Century

A Folio from a Manuscript of The Liberation Through Hearing in the Intermediate State (Bardo Thodrol)

Mongolia, 19th Century

A Folio from a Manuscript of The Liberation Through Hearing in the Intermediate State (Bardo Thodrol)

Mongolia, 19th Century

A Folio from a Manuscript of The Liberation Through Hearing in the Intermediate State (Bardo Thodrol)

Mongolia, 19th Century

A Folio from a Manuscript of The Liberation Through Hearing in the Intermediate State (Bardo Thodrol)

Mongolia, 19th Century

A Folio from a Manuscript of The Liberation Through Hearing in the Intermediate State (Bardo Thodrol)

Mongolia, 19th Century

A Folio from a Manuscript of The Liberation Through Hearing in the Intermediate State (Bardo Thodrol)

Mongolia, 19th Century

A Folio from a Manuscript of The Liberation Through Hearing in the Intermediate State (Bardo Thodrol)

Mongolia, 19th Century

A Folio from a Manuscript of The Liberation Through Hearing in the Intermediate State (Bardo Thodrol)

Mongolia, 19th Century

A Folio from a Manuscript of The Liberation Through Hearing in the Intermediate State (Bardo Thodrol)

Mongolia, 19th Century

A Folio from a Manuscript of The Liberation Through Hearing in the Intermediate State (Bardo Thodrol)

Mongolia, 19th Century

A Folio from a Manuscript of The Liberation Through Hearing in the Intermediate State (Bardo Thodrol)

Mongolia, 19th Century

A Folio from a Manuscript of The Liberation Through Hearing in the Intermediate State (Bardo Thodrol)

Mongolia, 19th Century

A Folio from a Manuscript of The Liberation Through Hearing in the Intermediate State (Bardo Thodrol)

Mongolia, 19th Century

A Folio from a Manuscript of The Liberation Through Hearing in the Intermediate State (Bardo Thodrol)

Mongolia, 19th Century

A Folio from a Manuscript of The Liberation Through Hearing in the Intermediate State (Bardo Thodrol)

Mongolia, 19th Century

A Folio from a Manuscript of The Liberation Through Hearing in the Intermediate State (Bardo Thodrol)

Mongolia, 19th Century

A Folio from a Manuscript of The Liberation Through Hearing in the Intermediate State (Bardo Thodrol)

Mongolia, 19th Century

A Folio from a Manuscript of The Liberation Through Hearing in the Intermediate State (Bardo Thodrol)

Mongolia, 19th Century

A Folio from a Manuscript of The Liberation Through Hearing in the Intermediate State (Bardo Thodrol)

Mongolia, 19th Century

A Folio from a Manuscript of The Liberation Through Hearing in the Intermediate State (Bardo Thodrol)

Mongolia, 19th Century

A Folio from a Manuscript of The Liberation Through Hearing in the Intermediate State (Bardo Thodrol)

Mongolia, 19th Century

A Folio from a Manuscript of The Liberation Through Hearing in the Intermediate State (Bardo Thodrol)

Mongolia, 19th Century

A Folio from a Manuscript of The Liberation Through Hearing in the Intermediate State (Bardo Thodrol)

Mongolia, 19th Century

A Folio from a Manuscript of The Liberation Through Hearing in the Intermediate State (Bardo Thodrol)

Mongolia, 19th Century

First Jebdzundamba, Zanabazar

Mongolia, 19th century

Coral Mask of Begtse

Mongolia, early 20th century

Mongolia, 19th century

Chahar Mongol Headdress

Inner Mongolia, late 19th century

Bodhisattva Suryabaskara

China or Inner Mongolia, 18th century

Buddha Shakyamuni Defeating Mara

Eastern Tibet or Mongolia, 19th century

Buddha Amitayus in His Pure Realm

Inner Mongolia, 19th century

Discover Mongolia: “The Last Frontier of Nomadic Culture”

Shared religious traditions bond Mongolia with the Himalayan region

October 31, 2008–March 2, 2009The Last Nomads: Photographs by A Yin

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