Painted Banner (Thangka) with Guru Dragpur, a Wrathful Form of Padmasambhava

Tibet

Himalayanthangkapainting

Date

18th/19th century

Medium

Pigment on silk

Dimensions

56 × 44 cm (22 × 17 3/8 in.)

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Location

Chicago, IL

Credit

Purchased with funds provided by Masao Kato

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