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Object #     80.0/515
Object name     Thangka
Culture of Origin     Tibet
Materials     Border, Cloth, Paint
Techniques     Painted
Dimensions     H: 35.5 x 21.1 in, W: 18.7 x 14.2 in
Exhibit Label    

Arhat Kanakavatsa. The style of this painting, with the highly elaborated trees and rocks in the landscape, identifies it as being from Eastern Tibet, where Chinese influence has always been greater. Amitayus, the Buddha of infinite life, is in the upper left hand corner, and an attendant is at lower right.

Source     Rudi Oriental Arts
Credit     Purchased with funds provided by the Burke Memorial Fund.


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