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Temple Hanging19th century

Not on view
Horizontal Tibetan textile or painted hanging with a central gold seated Buddha figure on a lotus throne, flanked by symmetrical floral scrollwork, lotus blossoms, cloud forms, and ornamental pendants on a sky-blue ground
Title
Temple Hanging
Place Made
Tibet
Date Made
19th century
Medium
Silk satin, silk damask, silk plain weave with gilt-paper supplementary weft patterning, and silk satin with silk and gilt-paper supplementary weft patterning bound in twill (lampas), pieced and appliquéd, with silk cord trim.
Dimensions
51 1/2 × 615 in. (130.81 × 1562.1 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Mathey
Accession Number
M.81.332
Classification
Textiles
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Pal, Pratapaditya. Art of Tibet. Los Angeles; Berkeley, CA: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; University of California Press, 1983.
  • Maeder, Edward. 600 Years of Embroidery from the Permanent Collection: 1380-1980. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1982.
  • Phil Freshman. Los Angeles County Museum of Art Report, July 1, 1981-June 30, 1983. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1984.