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Description

Title: Tanka of Vajrasattva
Published / Created: circa 1600-circa 1800
Description: A central Tibetan silk appliqué on silk that depicts Vajrasattva seated on a lotus throne holding a vajra (dorje) and ghanta (bell). The mountains were likely added later by a Korean or Japanese artist.
Provenance: Acquired from various sources. For further information consult entries for individual tankas in the guide to the collection., Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John Roger, 1973.
Language: Tibetan
Sanskrit

Item Location

Repository

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Call Number

Tibet MSS 62

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  - Series II: Identified Subjects, circa 1600-circa 1950
    Vajrasattva
    THIS ITEM Tanka of Vajrasattva

Container / Volume

71 (Art)

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

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Object ID (OID): 10563759

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