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Two Buddhas; Folio from a Gyalpo Kachem (Will and Testament of the King)circa 1500

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Horizontal Tibetan manuscript leaf on black ground with gold script, flanked by two small illuminated panels each depicting a seated, golden-skinned Buddhist figure on a lotus throne
Illuminated manuscript page with a central painted panel depicting a seated figure in red robes against a blue ground, with green and white halo, yellow skin tone, one hand raised. Pink clouds above, lotus throne below. Tibetan script in gold along the bottom and right edge, on a dark, weathered background.
Illuminated manuscript painting on dark ground, depicting a golden-yellow seated figure in monastic robes with hands raised in gesture, set against circular green and red halos with golden scrollwork; Tibetan script below and at left margin, paint showing age and wear.

Unknown, Two Buddhas; Folio from a Gyalpo Kachem (Will and Testament of the King), circa 1500, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Zimmerman, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Two Buddhas; Folio from a Gyalpo Kachem (Will and Testament of the King)
Place Made
Central Tibet
Date Made
circa 1500
Medium
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Dimensions
Image: 3 1/2 x 3 in. (8.89 x 7.62 cm) each; Sheet: 7 x 22 in. (17.78 x 55.88 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Zimmerman
Accession Number
M.84.171.5
Classification
Manuscripts
Collecting Area
South and Southeast Asian Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Pal, Pratapaditya. Art of Tibet. Expanded edition. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1990.