A Tibetan watercolor painting on cotton that depicts a Srid-pa-ho. The central figure is a large golden tortoise, representing the Bodhisattva of Knowledge, upon whom are drawn various geomantic diagrams, representing the nine magic squares and symbols of the eight planets.
The tanka includes a silk cover.
A Tibetan painting of a Srid-pa-ho, which includes a giant golden turtle and twelve animals, as well as Avalokiteśvara, Manjushri, and Vajrapāṇi, known as the Three Family Protectors.
Inscription in Tibetan on verso.
A Tibetan watercolor painting on cotton that depicts two of the sixteen arhats, the original followers of the Buddha.
The painting is one of a set of nine paintings and is marked "Right-two" in Tibetan on its verso.
Inscriptions in Tibetan on the verso.
The tanka includes a silk cover and ribbons.
A Tibetan watercolor painting on cotton that depicts two of the sixteen arhats, the original followers of the Buddha, accompanied by Upasaka Dharmatala, a patron of the Dharma, attendant of the sixteen arhats and a manifestation of Avalokiteśvara.