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18th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This is the title page from volume GA of the Tantra section of the Buddhist canonical scripture (Kangyur) associated with the Nyingma or 'Old Order' of Tibetan Buddhism.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Painted paper
Brief description
title page, The Kanjur; Manuscripts, Tibet, C17
Physical description
Title page for volume GA, part 1, of the Tantra. Composed of thick oblong paper, painted black with gold lettering and with three paintings in gouache and gold. The three paintings are of Rig 'dzin rtse dbang nor bu, Padmasambhava attended by his two wives and the Buddha.
Dimensions
  • Length: 57cm
  • Width: 12cm
Credit line
Purchased from Messrs. Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, 34, 35 New Bond Street, W.1
Object history
Formerly in the collection of Lt.Col. L.A.Waddell.
Historical context
Probably obtained on the 1904 British Expedition to Lhasa.
Summary
This is the title page from volume GA of the Tantra section of the Buddhist canonical scripture (Kangyur) associated with the Nyingma or 'Old Order' of Tibetan Buddhism.
Collection
Accession number
IM.318-1920

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Record createdNovember 30, 2006
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