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Art 566 Spiral 6 Exhibitions 2

Lhasa, Tibet, 2006

Painting with large central figure seated on lotus blossom surrounded by temple above and people and elephants below.

Tonpa Shenrab with Episodes from His Life

Amdo Region, Eastern Tibet, 18th - 19th century

Black-and-white image of bright white snow-covered mountain rising from valley between two darker peaks lightly covered with snow.

Tibet, 2000

Painting of large seated robed figure surrounded by smaller figures, some seated and some standing.

Physician Yutok Yonten Gonpo (1126-1202)

Central Tibet, late 17th century

Horizontal painting with five seated figures in a circle with three horizontal rows of figures on either side

Bon Protector Deities of Funerary Rituals

Gyelrong, Amdo Region, Eastern Tibet, 18th century

Painting of seated figure with red and saffrom robes surrounded nby smaller figures and buildings mounted on vertical strip of patterned blue fabric.

Fifth Dalai Lama (1617–1682) with Episodes from His Life

U Region, Central Tibet, 18th century

Painting of large seated figure with colorful robes surrounded by smaller figures above and below mounted on vertical strip of golden patterned fabric.

Treasure Revealer Terdak Lingpa (1646–1714)

Mindroling monastery, Tsang Province, Central Tibet, early 18th century

Wrathful Offerings

Tibet, 19th century

Wrathful Shrine Doors

Kham Region, Eastern Tibet, ca.19th century

Yama Dharmaraja with Consort Yami

Tibet, 18th century

Yellow Jambhala

Tibet, 17th century

Yogini Nairatmya

Tibet, 17th 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

Tibet, 18th century

Vajrabhairava Mandala

Ngor Ewam Choden Monastery, Tsang Province, Central Tibet, ca. 1515-1535

Vajrabhairava with Consort Vajravetali

Central Tibet, late 18th century

Tour the Cosmic Realm of Nechung Monastery

Horrific artworks offer spiritual transformation

Buddhism Scholarly Perspectives

There’s More Than Meets the Eye with These Maps of Tibet

Scholarly Perspectives

The Decade-long Journey to Recreate Tibet’s Earliest Guidebook

Researcher Matthew Akester walks in the footsteps of the past

Scholarly Perspectives Contemporary Himalayan Life Interviews

Mapping Lhasa: Visualizing a City over Time

Professor Karl E. Ryavec maps the ancient capital

Scholarly Perspectives

Views of Tibet: A Preview of Monumental Lhasa

Rare historical images of the holy city’s landmarks

Finding Real Architecture in Tibetan Paintings

Holy sites revealed in a little-known genre of painting

Traditional Himalayan Art Buddhism

Circular View-Master Reel with 15 color images of palaces and landscapes. Text on reel: "Monumental Lhasa," "Fortress / Palace / Temple" and two arrows at 3 and 9 o'clock.

September 16, 2016–January 9, 2017Monumental Lhasa: Fortress, Palace, Temple

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Black-and-white image of child leaning over math book and writing numbers in notebook in ink.

February 26–July 26, 2010In the Shadow of Everest: Photographs by Tom Wool

Rubin Museum
150 W. 17th St., NYC