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Previous Birth Stories of the Buddha17th century

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Tibetan thangka painting with a large central Buddha figure in saffron robes seated on a lotus, surrounded by dozens of smaller figures, pavilions, animals, and landscape scenes across a green and gold ground

Unknown, Previous Birth Stories of the Buddha, 17th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John G. Ford, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Previous Birth Stories of the Buddha
Place Made
Eastern Tibet
Date Made
17th century
Medium
Mineral pigments and gold on cotton cloth
Dimensions
26 x 16 1/2 in. (66.04 x 41.90 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John G. Ford
Accession Number
M.84.219
Classification
Paintings
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.