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A Monk and a Mahasiddha (Great Adept), Folio from a Gyalpo Kachem (Will and Testament of the King)circa 1500

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Horizontal Tibetan manuscript page with gold script on a dark ground, flanked by two small painted figures on lotus cushions
Tibetan manuscript painting of a seated male figure in white garments on a pink lotus base, raising one hand with a blue ritual vessel before him, set against a red and green circular nimbus on a blue ground, with Tibetan script along all four borders; pigments show significant age and flaking.
Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
A Monk and a Mahasiddha (Great Adept), 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 1/4 x 3 in. (8.26 x 7.62 cm); Sheet: 7 x 22 in. (17.78 x 55.88 cm)
Credit Line
Anonymous gift
Accession Number
M.87.272.4
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.