Palden Lhamo and Retinue

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Palden Lhamo and Retinue,

18th or 19th centuries

Tibetan
y1939-71

Information

Title
Palden Lhamo and Retinue
Dates

18th or 19th centuries

Medium
Tangka; colored pigments on fabric with cloth mounting
Dimensions
Painting: 70.5 x 46.5 cm. (27 3/4 x 18 5/16 in.) Mount: 133 x 82 cm. (52 3/8 x 32 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with partial funds given by Frank Jewett Mather Jr.
Object Number
y1939-71
Place Made

Asia, Tibet

Culture
Tibetan
Type
hanging scrolls, tibetan painting styles, paintings
Materials
pigment, cloth
Subject
Lamaism, figures (representations), horses, mythical or legendary beings, religious art, iconography

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