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Five Transcendental Buddhas16th century

Not on view
Horizontal painted manuscript cover with five seated figures in pointed-arch niches, each a different skin color — gold, white, blue, red-orange, and blue-green — on a dark scrolling ground with worn, chipped edges
Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Five Transcendental Buddhas
Place Made
Nepal
Date Made
16th century
Medium
Opaque watercolor on paper
Dimensions
3 3/8 x 15 1/2 in. (8.6 x 39.4 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Christian Humann
Accession Number
M.72.75.2
Classification
Manuscripts
Collecting Area
South and Southeast Asian Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Pal, Pratapaditya. Art of Nepal. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; University of California Press, 1985.