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Unknown
Book of Buddhist Imagescirca 1800

Not on view
Painting on aged paper of a four-armed, green-skinned deity seated frontally, holding a stringed instrument, with a red circular halo and floral border, on a decorated lotus throne

Unknown, Book of Buddhist Images, circa 1800, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Johnson, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Book of Buddhist Images
Place Made
Nepal
Date Made
circa 1800
Medium
Opaque watercolor and ink on paper
Dimensions
Closed: 4 1/4 x 7 in. (10.8 x 17.78 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Johnson
Accession Number
M.75.137
Classification
Books
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.