Cosmic Form of the Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara

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Cosmic Form of the Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara

Eastern Tibet, Kham region, 19th century
Paintings
Mineral pigments on cotton cloth
21 x 17 1/2 in. (53.3 x 44.4 cm)
Gift of Christian Humann (M.71.98.3)
South and Southeast Asian Art
Not currently on public view

Bibliography

  • Pal, Pratapaditya.  "Cosmic Vision and Buddhist Images."  Art International vol. XXV, no. 1-2 (1982):  8-40.
  • Pal, Pratapaditya.  Art of Tibet.  Los Angeles; Berkeley, CA:  Los Angeles County Museum of Art; University of California Press, 1983.
  • Pal, Pratapaditya.  "Cosmic Vision and Buddhist Images."  Art International vol. XXV, no. 1-2 (1982):  8-40.
  • Pal, Pratapaditya.  Art of Tibet.  Los Angeles; Berkeley, CA:  Los Angeles County Museum of Art; University of California Press, 1983.
  • Pal, Pratapaditya. Art of Tibet. Expanded edition. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1990.
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