Kunga Wangcuk (1424-1478) and Sonam Senge (1429-1489), The Fourth and Sixth Abbots of Ngor

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Kunga Wangcuk (1424-1478) and Sonam Senge (1429-1489), The Fourth and Sixth Abbots of Ngor

Central Tibet, Ngor Monastery, 1475-1500
Paintings
Mineral pigments and gold on cotton cloth
53 x 46 in. (134.62 x 116.8 cm)
From the Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection, purchased with funds provided by the Jane and Justin Dart Foundation (M.81.90.1)
Not currently on public view

Bibliography

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