Tanka of Avalokiteśvara

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10563707

Description

Title
Tanka of Avalokiteśvara
Published / Created
circa 1850-circa 1900
Description
A southern Tibetan or Bhutanese watercolor painting on cottton that depicts Avalokiteśvara with four arms and accompanied by numerous smaller figures. Inscriptions in Tibetan on the verso.
Provenance
Acquired from various sources. For further information consult entries for individual tankas in the guide to the collection., Purchased in Nepal by Ann Rohrer in 1968. Gift of Ann Rohrer, 1976.
Language
Tibetan
Sanskrit

Item Location

Repository
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Call Number
Tibet MSS 62
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Container / Volume
Box 19 (Oversize)

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Citation
Tanka Collection. General Collection of Books and Manuscripts, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.

Identifiers

Orbis Record
9924184
Object ID (OID)
10563707

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