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The Story of King Mandhatar; The Story of King Candraprabha; The Tale of the Island of Vadaradvipa, Painting from an Avadana Kalpalata Jataka Series18th century

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Tibetan thangka painting on fabric with multiple narrative scenes across a continuous landscape of green hills, clouds, and blue water, with figures in red robes, architectural compounds shown in cutaway view, and small boats on stylized waves

Unknown, The Story of King Mandhatar; The Story of King Candraprabha; The Tale of the Island of Vadaradvipa, Painting from an Avadana Kalpalata Jataka Series, 18th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Purchased with funds provided by The Louis and Erma Zalk Foundation, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
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Title
The Story of King Mandhatar; The Story of King Candraprabha; The Tale of the Island of Vadaradvipa, Painting from an Avadana Kalpalata Jataka Series
Place Made
Eastern Tibet, Kham region
Date Made
18th century
Medium
Mineral pigments and gold on cotton cloth; silk borders
Dimensions
31 x 23 in. (78.7 x 58.4 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by The Louis and Erma Zalk Foundation
Accession Number
M.82.9
Classification
Paintings
Collecting Area
South and Southeast Asian Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Chakraverty, Anjan. Sacred Buddhist Painting. New Delhi: Lustre Press Pvt. Ltd., 1998.
  • Pal, Pratapaditya. Art of Tibet. Expanded edition. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1990.
  • Pal, Pratapaditya. Art of Tibet. Los Angeles; Berkeley, CA: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; University of California Press, 1983.