Tanka of Gautama Buddha with eight arhats and two attendants

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10563717

Description

Title
Tanka of Gautama Buddha with eight arhats and two attendants
Published / Created
circa 1700-circa 1900
Description
A Tibetan or Chinese watercolor painting on cotton that depicts Gautama Buddha accompanied by eight arhats and two attendants, probably Hva Shang and Upasaka Dharmatala. The tanka has painted borders that simulate silk brocade.
Provenance
Acquired from various sources. For further information consult entries for individual tankas in the guide to the collection., Gift of Edna Bryner Schwab, 1967.
Language
Tibetan
Sanskrit

Item Location

Repository
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Call Number
Tibet MSS 62
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Container / Volume
Box 29 (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)
10563717

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