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Unknown
Book of Buddhist Iconography18th century

Not on view
Manuscript painting on aged paper, red-skinned four-armed deity in wide stance over prostrate figures, with dark circular aureole and swirling flames, Tibetan script inscription upper left

Unknown, Book of Buddhist Iconography, 18th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Robert S. Coles, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Book of Buddhist Iconography
Place Made
Nepal
Date Made
18th century
Medium
Ink and opaque watercolor on paper and wood
Dimensions
Closed: 3 1/2 x 8 x 1 1/4 in. (8.89 x 20.32 x 3.17 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Robert S. Coles
Accession Number
M.81.206.5.1-.108
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.