Manuscript
1750-1850 (made)
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This is the title page to the first volume of Tantra which forms part of the canonical scripture or Kangyur associated with the Nyingma or "Old Order" of Tibetan Buddhism.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Painted paper |
| Brief description | title page, The Kanjur; Manuscripts, Tibet, C17 |
| Physical description | Title page for a volume of Tantra or rGyud, Volume A, part 1. Composed of a sheet of oblong thick paper painted black with lettering in gold and illustrated with three paintings of Amitayus, Ushnishavijaya and Tara. Protected by a curtain of yellow satin lined with blue and red satin. |
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| Credit line | Purchased from Messrs. Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, 34, 35 New Bond Street, W.1 |
| Object history | Purchased from Messrs. Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, 34, 35 New Bond Street, W.1. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Museum records (Asia Department registers and/or Central Inventory) as part of a 2023 provenance research project. R.P. 8419-1920 |
| Historical context | Probably obtained on the 1904 British expedition to Lhasa. |
| Summary | This is the title page to the first volume of Tantra which forms part of the canonical scripture or Kangyur associated with the Nyingma or "Old Order" of Tibetan Buddhism. |
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| Accession number | IM.317-1920 |
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| Record created | November 30, 2006 |
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