A Nepalese watercolor painting on cotton that depicts Akṣobhya surrounded by 516 miniature emanations of himself. All of the figures are outlined in red on gold.
A Tibetan watercolor painting on cotton that depicts Amitābha seated on a lotus throne presiding over Sukhāvatī, his celestial realm, surrounded by eight bodhisattvas and telve smaller buddhas and divinities, and behind a lake with two babies upon a lotus.
The tanka includes a silk cover and ribbons.
A watercolor painting on cotton that depicts a red Amitāyus seated on a multicolored lotus accompanied by three smaller figures above and six human figures below in Nepalese dress and holding black umbrellas.
A watercolor painting on cotton that depicts Avalokiteśvara seated on a pink lotus accompanied by smaller figures, as well as Amitābha above and Padma Sambhav below.
Inscription in Tibetan on the verso. Consecrated by a lama to address an illness.
An Tibetan watercolor painting on cotton that depicts Avalokiteśvara accompanied by celestial scenes and divinities, as well as a figure of a Tibetan king.
An eastern Tibetan watercolor painting on cotton that depicts Avalokiteśvara accompanied by eight smaller figures.
Inscriptions in Tibetan on the verso.
The tanka includes a silk cover and ribbons.
An eastern Tibetan watercolor painting on cotton that depicts a white Avalokiteśvara with four arms seated on a pink lotus below Gautama Buddha, Vajrapāṇi, and Tsoṅ-kha-pa Blo-bzaṅ-grags-pa with two disciples, as well as above Manjushri, a green Tārā, and Vajrapāṇi.
Inscriptions in Tibetan on the verso.
The tanka includes a silk cover.
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.
A Tibetan watercolor painting on cottton that depicts Avalokiteśvara with four arms and accompanied by Manjushri and Vajrapāṇi.
Inscriptions in Tibetan on verso.
The tanka includes a silk cover.
A watercolor painting on cotton that depicts the 42 Peaceful Deities of Bardo with Samantabhadra in a rainbow framed circle accompanied by human figures below in Nepalese dress and holding black umbrellas.
Inscription in Tibetan on the verso. Nine of the inscriptions are consecrations of the divinities on the recto.
A Tibetan watercolor painting on cotton that depicts Bhaiṣajyaguru accompanied by seven emanations of himself and posited above a depiction of Mahākāla.
A Tibetan watercolor painting on cotton that depicts Dorje Shugden below three lamas and two deities and above three deities, as well as flanked by three smaller figures.
Inscriptions in Tibetan on verso.
The tanka includes a silk cover and ribbons.
A Tibetan watercolor painting on cotton that depicts Garwai Nagpo Damchen holding a vajra hammer in his right hand, wearing a hat, and riding a goat. He is below Tsoṅ-kha-pa Blo-bzaṅ-grags-pa and two of his disciples.
Gautama Buddha (circa 563 BCE-483 BCE), also known as Śākyamuni, was a spiritual teacher from ancient India who founded Buddhism. and A watercolor painting on cotton that depicts Gautama Buddha surrounded by nine figures. The painting also depicts the male and female patron on the painting in Sanskrit expressed in phonetic Tibetan, Bhalaram Norbu and Bhanavati Drolma.
Inscription in Tibetan on the verso, which venerates Gautama Buddha, the patrons, and the artist.
A Tibetan or Chinese watercolor painting on cotton that depicts Gautama Buddha seated on a lotus accompanied by two lamas, four arhats, and several divinities, including Yama and Yami.
A Tibetan watercolor painting on cotton that depicts Gautama Buddha escorted by two bodhisattvas and blessing a lama above a scene of the lama accompanied by Sarasvatī, a guardian deity who upholds the teachings of Gautama Buddha by offering protection and assistance to practitioners.
The tanka includes a silk cover.
A Chinese gold ink painting on black silk that depicts Gautama Buddha accompanied by smaller figures.
Writing on the upper recto of the painting in Chinese, Manchu, Mongolian, and Tibetan.
Inscription in French on verso.
A western Tibetan watercolor painting on cotton that depicts Gautama Buddha accompanied by smaller figures, including a monkey. Several panels in the image contain inscriptions in cursive Tibetan script.
Depiction of a stupa on the verso.
A Tibetan watercolor painting on cotton by a refugee painter that depicts Gautama Buddha accompanied by two buddha figures and two arhats.
Inscriptions in Tibetan on verso.
A Tibetan watercolor painting on cotton that depicts Gautama Buddha surrounded by scenes from "The Ruru Deer Jātaka," In the story the Ruru Deer saves man, who then betrays the deer, but the deer survives and teaches.
The tanka includes a silk cover.
A Tibetan watercolor painting on cotton that depicts Gautama Buddha surrounded by scenes from "The Starving Tigress Jātaka." In the story a bodhisattva sees a starving tigress about to eat her own cubs, and the bodhisattva offers her his own body.
Inscription in Tibetan on verso describes the position of the tanka in relation to other tankas.
The tanka includes a silk cover and ribbons.
A Tibetan watercolor painting on cotton that depicts Gautama Buddha surrounded by scenes from "Vessantara Jātaka," In the story a compassionate prince gives away everything he owns, including his wife and children, thereby displaying the virtue of perfect charity.
The tanka includes a silk cover.
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.
A western Tibetan or Nepalese watercolor painting on cotton, probably by an amateur artist that depicts Gautama Buddha seated on a lotus throne flanked by two of his chief disciples, Sāriputta and Moggallāna, and surrounded by the Thirty-five Buddhas of Confession.
The tanka includes a silk cover
A western Tibetan or Nepalese watercolor painting on cotton that depicts Gautama Buddha surrounded by the Thirty-five Buddhas of Confession.
Inscriptions in Tibetan on verso.
A Nepalese watercolor painting on cotton that depicts Guhyasamāja with a dark blue body, six arms, and three faces and in union with his consort as Sparshavajrā, as well as accompanied by forty-five figures.
The tanka includes a silk cover.
A Tibetan watercolor painting on cotton with embroidery that depicts Hayagrīva surrounded by emanations of himself and other figures.
Inscription in Tibetan on verso.
A Tibetan watercolor painting on cotton with embroidery that depicts Hayagrīva surrounded by thirty-six figures. The painting is mounted on brocade that depicts dragons.
Inscriptions in Tibetan on verso.
The tanka includes a silk cover and ribbons.
A Tibetan watercolor painting on cotton that depicts Kloṅ-chen-pa Dri-med-'od-zer or Chos Kyi Rgya Mtsho sitting on a cushion below Amitāyus and two protective divinities and above Vajrapāṇi and dharmapalas.
Separate inscriptions on verso of painting identify it as Kloṅ-chen-pa Dri-med-'od-zer and Chos Kyi Rgya Mtsho
The tanka includes a silk cover and ribbons.
A watercolor painting on cotton that depicts Lobsang Chökyi Gyaltsen wearing yellow and seated on cushions with smaller figures of protective divinities, ten lamas, and Güshi Khan (1582-1655), a Khoshut prince and leader of the Khoshut Khanate.
The tanka includes a silk cover.
A watercolor painting on cotton that depicts Mahākāla with a dark blue body, three heads, and six arms, with ornaments made of human skulls, and accompanied by thirty-eight figures. Consecrated by a lama on the verso with an om-ah-hum and the red hand prints of the lama and the patron.
A watercolor painting on cotton that depicts Mahākāla with four faces and four arms, with ornaments made of human skulls.
Inscription in Tibetan on verso.
The tanka includes a silk cover.
Mañjuśrī is a bodhisattva associated with transcendent wisdom. and A Sikkimese watercolor painting on cotton that depicts Mañjuśrī, accompanied by a white Tārā with seven eyes and Viśrāvaṇa, the chief of the Four Heavenly Kings. The figures are reportedly modeled after the Macrae family.
Inscriptions in Tibetan on verso.
The tanka includes a silk cover and ribbons.
A Nepalese watercolor painting on cotton that depicts Ṅag-dbaṅ-blo-bzaṅ-rgya-mtsho, probably in Potala Palace and accompanied by musicians, with other human figures in the foreground.
Inscription in Tibetan on verso.
A western Tibetan or Nepalese watercolor painting on cotton that depicts Padma Sambhava with two female consorts, Mandarava and Yeshe Tsogyal.
Inscriptions in Tibetan on verso.
The tanka includes a silk cover.
A Tibetan watercolor painting on cotton that depicts Palden Lhamo crossing a sea of blood riding side-saddle on a white mule. Above her are Tsoṅ-kha-pa Blo-bzaṅ-grags-pa and a Panchen Lama.
A Tibetan watercolor painting on cotton that depicts Palden Lhamo crossing a sea of blood riding side-saddle on a white mule. Above her are Tsoṅ-kha-pa Blo-bzaṅ-grags-pa and two of his disciples. Below her is a mounted figure.
A Tibetan watercolor painting on cotton that depicts Tārā surrounded by 321 miniature replica emanations of herself, as well as two incarnations of the Amitābha and Amitāyus.
A Tibetan watercolor painting on cotton that depicts Tsoṅ-kha-pa Blo-bzaṅ-grags-pa accompanied by two disciples.
The tanka includes a silk cover and ribbons.
A Tibetan watercolor painting on cotton that depicts Tsoṅ-kha-pa Blo-bzaṅ-grags-pa accompanied by two disciples.
Inscriptions in Tibetan on verso.
The tanka includes a silk cover and ribbons.
