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Nagarjuna (left), Buton Rinpoche (right), Folio from a Dharani (Protective or Empowering Spells)late 14th - early 15th century

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Manuscript painting of a golden-skinned seated figure in crimson robes on a lotus throne, surrounded by a red halo and coiling green serpent, with Tibetan script below

Unknown, Nagarjuna (left), Buton Rinpoche (right), Folio from a Dharani (Protective or Empowering Spells), late 14th - early 15th 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
Unknown
Title
Nagarjuna (left), Buton Rinpoche (right), Folio from a Dharani (Protective or Empowering Spells)
Place Made
Central Tibet, Shalu Monastery (?)
Date Made
late 14th - early 15th century
Medium
Opaque watercolor and ink on paper
Dimensions
Image: 3 x 2 1/2 in. (7.6 x 6.35 cm); Sheet: 6 x 25 in. (15.24 x 63.5 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by The Louis and Erma Zalk Foundation
Accession Number
M.81.9.1
Classification
Manuscripts
Collecting Area
South and Southeast Asian Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Pal, Pratapaditya. Art of Tibet. Los Angeles; Berkeley, CA: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; University of California Press, 1983.
  • Pal, Pratapaditya. Art of Tibet. Expanded edition. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1990.