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.
