Bodhisattva of Compassion (Avalokiteshvara)

1647–48 or 1658 Overall: 29.2 cm (11 1/2 in.) Source image
https://clevelandart.org/art/1968.280

Choying Dorje was one of the most influential monastic leaders in the history of Tibetan Buddhism. Known as the Tenth Karmapa, he was the head of the Karma Kagyu order of monks. His biographies state that from a young age he had a talent and passion for carving and painting im...

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Tibet
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ivory
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Ivory
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Chinese Art

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