Door with Snow Lion and Dragon

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Door with Snow Lion and Dragon

Eastern Tibet, Kham region, Katho or Dzongsar Monastery (?), 19th-20th century
Paintings
Wood with mineral pigments, gesso, and gilding
65 1/2 x 39 1/2 x 1 7/8 in. (166.37 x 100.33 x 4.76 cm)
Gift of Ruth Sutherlin Hayward and Robert W. Hayward in honor of their parents, Berniece and William Vere Sutherlin and Donna and William B. Hayward, and in the spirit of those who make pilgrimage to Mount Kailash as an offering for compassion and peace (M.2006.62.1)
Not currently on public view