Ask the Scholar
Document scope · 1 page
Scholar
Ask about this object, its catalog metadata, its source description, or the page inventory.
For page-specific OCR and visual context, open one of the page chats.
Source Description
These rare surviving pages of a practice book have drawings of prominent tantric figures. The line drawing is confident and masterful, with each iconographic element rendered with clarity and precision. The svelte proportions of the figures follow the style of the Khyenri school initiated in the second half of the 15th century by the artist Khyentse Wangchuk (about 1420-1500), known for his elegant and energetic depictions of the fierce manifestations of the enlightened beings.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
152330
label
Iconographic Sketchbook
core
obj
dtoType
drawing
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
152330
contentType
drawing
title
Iconographic Sketchbook
description
These rare surviving pages of a practice book have drawings of prominent tantric figures. The line drawing is confident and masterful, with each iconographic element rendered with clarity and precision. The svelte proportions of the figures follow the style of the Khyenri school initiated in the second half of the 15th century by the artist Khyentse Wangchuk (about 1420-1500), known for his elegant and energetic depictions of the fierce manifestations of the enlightened beings.
date
c. 1500
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79936676
genreSpecific
Drawing
imageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 20.3 x 12.7 cm (8 x 5 in.)
cul
Tibet
accession
1985.191
Source extras
tec
ink and watercolor on cotton
tombstone
Iconographic Sketchbook, c. 1500. Tibet. Ink and watercolor on cotton; overall: 20.3 x 12.7 cm (8 x 5 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Delia E. Holden Fund, 1985.191
collection
Tibetan Art
didYouKnow
Tibetan <em>thangka </em>painters referred to sketchbooks with drawings that delineate the iconographies—appearance and identifying attributes—of Buddhist figures.
citations
citation
Turner, Evan H. “The Year in Review for 1985.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>, vol. 73, no. 2, 1986, pp. 26–71.
page_number
Mentioned: no. 204, p. 71
creditline
Delia E. Holden Fund
updatedAt
2026-05-29 07:52:23.533000
sourceId
152330
dept
Indian and Southeast Asian Art
coll
Tibetan Art
med
ink and watercolor on cotton
thumbnail_url
image_url
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
43d524d906d007bd