Iconographic Drawings: Vaishravana, Yama, Ushnishavijaya, Chunda (?), and Buddha (recto)
https://clevelandart.org/art/1985.191.a
Tibetan thangka painters referred to sketchbooks with drawings that delineate the iconographies—appearance and identifying attributes—of Buddhist figures. These visual guides were heavily used; very few survive. This rare example shows signs of wear, but the steady line drawin...
Drawing
| id |
id
152331
|
|---|---|
| contentType |
contentType
drawing
|
| citation |
citation
|
| rights |
rights
CC0
|
| rightsUri |
rightsUri
CC0
|
| language |
language
en
|
| wikidata |
wikidata
[
"Q79936678"
]
|
| source |
source
import
|
| accession |
accession
1985.191.a
|
Source image fields (4)
Terms
Culture
Tibet
Technique
ink and watercolor on cotton
Medium
ink and watercolor on cotton
Genre
Drawing
Department
Indian and Southeast Asian Art
Relations
belongs_to