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Previous Birth Stories of the Buddha17th century

Not on view
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
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.