Eight Title Pages from a Kanjur (Buddhist Canon)

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Eight Title Pages from a Kanjur (Buddhist Canon)

Western Tibet (?), 12th-17th century (?)
Manuscripts
Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper
Each folio approximately: 8 x 26 in.; 20.3 x 66.0 cm
Gift of David Salmon (M.86.343.1-.8)
Not currently on public view

Bibliography

  • Pal, Pratapaditya. Art of Tibet. Expanded edition. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1990.