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Mandala of colored sand on wood; Yamantaka (Conqueror of Death) is represented at the center by the blue 'vajra'; consists of a series of concentric bands; outermost represents burial grounds with a landscape and animals; moving inward are a circle of flames, a circle of 'vajras' and a circle of lotus petals; these bands circumscribe a quadrangle with gates at the four compass points; innermost square divided into triangular quadrants and an inner circle is divided into nine units containing symbols which represent various deities; attributes of the five senses are depicted in the four outside corners

Yamantaka Mandala, 1991

Monks of the Gyuto Tantric University

G277

figure with 11 heads and 6 arms at center, flanked by 2 white dogs; 5 figures on lotus blossoms at each side; figures in clouds above at top corners; musicians and figures offering food and objects at bottom

Thangka of an eleven-headed Avalokiteshvara, late 18th century

Tibet

G212

male figure with three graduated rows of three grimacing faces on each row, wearing headdresses of smiling skulls, with two animal heads at top; figure has six arms, four legs, and pair of wings; male figure engaged in intercourse with a small female figure with long hair, wearing similar headdress with similar facial expression; base has two small figures--one reclining backward, one lying on stomach; dark patina with some red inlays remaining; received with base separate from figure; b = paper fragments removed from inner cavity

Hayagriva, 18th century

Tibet

G212

2 separate lacquer covers (black on exterior, red on interior); maroon covering cloth; separate leaves with white Tibetan text on one side, text flanked by drawings on opposite side of most leaves

The Bhadrakalpika Sutra, c. 1500

Tibet

G212

Carpet of Flayed Man, 19th century

Tibet

G212

Carpet of Flayed Female Effigy, 19th century

Tibet

G212

Book cover, pigment on paper; silk and metallic thread brocade borders and backing.

Title Page from a Buddhist Manuscript, late 18th century

Tibet

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blue figure with 3 heads (one white, one blue and one red), 6 arms, 4 legs and wings embracing a green figure with long red hair; flaming mandala behind figures; small thrones below, above and at R and L with various demons, humans and part animal/part human figures; multicolored pigments

Thangka of Vajrakila and Diptachakra, late 19th century

Tibet

G212

small wood table, top slants slightly toward back; front and sides carved in low relief with religious symbols and lacquered, single horizontal support brace at back; cloud design at front with two rectangular inscriptions at top

Sutra Table, 18th century

Tibet

G212

wooden covered round box with silver trim; embossed dragon in a medallion at center on top with chased floral designs around egde of medallion and edges of base and lid; floral design at bottom edge

Prayer beads and box, late 19th century

Tibet

G212

This book cover originally protected the Buddhist manuscript known as 'Prajnaparamitasutra' (The Perfection of Wisdom); three seated figures across central panel--central figure is 'Prajnaparamita'; two of her four hands hold a 'vajra' and a sutra; the other two are in the 'abhaya' and 'dyana' positions; Padmapani stands to her right and Green Tara to her left; six smaller Buddhas are seated across the bottom of the border and four are seated across the top; foliate forms and mythological beasts are between the Buddhas

Prajnaparamita book cover, c. 1200

Tibet

G212

bronze lama seated on rectangular base; PR hand holding edge of robe; PL hand resting palm up on knee; underside of base consists of copper insert; black patina

Portrait of a lama (teacher), 16th century

Tibet

G212

bell-shaped base surmounted by a square section with indented corners, a cone with thickly incised bands and topped with a finial with crescent and circle designs and organic motifs; stamped hide bottom

Chorten, 13th century

Tibet

G212

Seated female figure from head to knees; legs apart, PR hand where PR knee would be; PL hand raised in front of chest; wearing gold headdress and earrings with turquoise inlay and other gold jewelry; face gold, blue hair

Green Tara, 14th-15th century

Tibet

G212

Tall, slender turned wood base resting on a wide foot; metal cylinder with repousse scrolls and inscription and domed metal lid with organic finial; chair with weight attached to one side of cylinder; cloth-covered paper roll (d) inside cylinder (should be removable, but is stuck inside)

Prayer Wheel, 18th-19th century

Tibet

G212

Wood plank painted red overall with 18 x 5 grid in gold; each compartment (except for central 12) filled with seated cross-legged figure in gold and black; 2 figures seated on lotus cushions at center in red, gold and black; one short side carved with scrolls and top half of demon face

Book Cover with Virupa and Guru with Amitabhas, 14th-15th century

Tibet

G212

figure with red skin wearing a gold hat, riding on a black horse; 4 figures floating on clouds at top; 8 small figures on horseback and riding other animals at bottom; green silk cover

Pehar (Worldly Protector Deity), late 17th century

Tibet

G212

ovoid box with hinged cover; three raised characters on back; raised characters under cover; cover decorated with yali head on top, with various inlaid gems (primarily turquoise) and wire filigree; inlaid multicolred gems around edges of box; tara inside with turquoise inlay and gems on crown, holding filigree flowers

Gahu Amulet Box, 19th century

Tibet

G212

Bodhisattvas in gilt bronze mounted as bookends

Book End (one of a pair), c. 1800

Tibet

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Lohan, one of a pair, 18th century

Tibet

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Carpet of Tiger Pelt Design, 19th century

Tibet

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Carpet of Double Tiger Pelt Design, 19th century

Tibet

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iron figure of Mahākāla; fierce looking deity with mouth open; wearing crown-like headdress; six arms (one hand now missing), three hands are holding objects; rectangular dark wood base

Figure of Mahakala, 18th century

Tibet

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white-skinned male figure and red-skinned female figure embracing in central circle with 20 figures surrounding them inside a circle and a square; 9 seated figures at top and bottom edge; multicolored pigments; leather hanging cord

Chakrasamvara and Vajravarahi Mandala, 1400-1500

Tibet

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Rare black-ground thanka features the ferocious protective deity Vajrabhairava locked in cosmic embrace with his sakti, or female counterpart; he tramples birds, animals, demons and Hindu deities underfoot; his thirty-two secondary hands radiate around him, holding attributes; he wears garlands of severed human heads, skulls, and a five-skull tiara; central figures encircled by manifestations of the guardian Mahakala.

Vajrabhairava, 18th century

Tibet

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A thanka, pigments on fabric, wood; symmetrically arranged deities in the upper register; donor figures represented at the bottom in native dress; figures are engaged in various consecration ceremonies; the mount of this thanka is painted with designs imitating the imperial Chinese brocade typically used to frame thankas belonging to important monasteries

Shakyamuni Buddha, The Enlightened One, 18th century

Tashilumpo Monastery

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four panels joined to form skirt; alternating bands of varying colors red, yellow, blue, red, green, pink and white and varying band widths; panels not lined up to match pattern on each

Skirt, 20th century

Tibet

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Pair of Lo-hans

Lohan, one of a pair, 18th century

Tibet

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Hanging of embroidered imperial yellow satin with an upper valance of brocaded red satin. The central design of the lower portion shows the Yin and Yang symbol emerging from a lotus flower. In the field on either side are large lotus blossoms and trailing branches. The colors include shades of blue, green, coral, mulberry, pink, yellow and tan. Chiefly satin stitch and couching. The brocaded valance carries a row of hanging lanterns with mystic symbol pendants in shades of brown and tan. Around the edge, and separating valance from main field is a band of black satin embroidered with running floral pattern in shades of blue. Lining of yellow cotton. NoteA.P. thinks brocade may be later than early 18th century.

Frontal for a Buddhist altar, late 19th century

Tibet

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(Initially a 'ch'ao-fu' court robe; altered in Tibet for ritual Lamaist dances, large triangular panels and striped cuffs were added to the original tapered sleeves.) Court Robe of dark blue satin; in upper section, back and front, a shaped panel extending over shoulders with large four-clawed dragon in gold; clouds, bats, and Eternal Sea motif in shades of blue, green, yellow, rose and rust; at back and front waistline, where skirt of robe is seamed to upper section, a band of dragons and clouds in gold and colors; a wider band of the same borders the skirt all around ten inches from the bottom; collar band and border of gold and black floral brocade; standing collar of fuschia cotton; large wing-like sleeves made of black satin and strips of green, yellow and crimson satin brocade with an outer border of the black and gold floral brocade; canvas lining; note tailoring of this robe, with the wide skirt caught into stiff pleats over the hips, and the long, triangular sleeves; A.P.( Alfred Pillsbury) thinks a court robe remodelled for Lama Dances

Formal Court Robe Altered for Lamaist Ritual Dance, late 19th century

Tibet

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A thanka, pigments on fabric; Tara, goddess of mercy, holds in her left hand a lotus blossom; her right hand expresses gesture of 'varada mudra' (compassion); Upper right corner is Padmasambhava with Karmavajra on his left and a llama between; three protective images are represented at the bottom.

Sgrol-dkar (The White Tara or White Savioress), 18th century

Tibet

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Manuscript Cover, 16th century

Tibet

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Shakyamuni seated on a throne, flanked by 2 Bodhisattvas and surrounded by 8 rows of seated deities and monks; red, gold, green and blue

Shakyamuni Buddha, 1440-1470

Tibet

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Paramasukha-Chakrasamvara (four-faced, twelve-armed god) and Vajravarahi embracing, symbolizing the union of wisdom and compassion; gilt bronze figures intertwined; Chakrasamvara tramples on the Hindu demons Bharava and Kalaratri who represent ignorance and evil; highly detailed deities are adorned with crowns and garlands of skulls and severed human heads; Chakrasamvara holds a 'vajra' and 'ghanta' in his crossed hands

Chakrasamvara Embracing Vajravarahi, 1403-1424

Tibet

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red leather with stamped hatching on leg; yellow and red fabric at top; applied multicolored braiding on foot; curled and pointed toe; green leather on edge of foot

Pair of Boots, early 20th century

Tibet

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Temple banner, early 19th century

Tibet

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long, thin handle with crown-like elements at top, bottom and opposite hammer head; square hammer head slightly flaring out to end

Vajra Hammer, 17th century

Tibet

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drawing of a male figure seated on a lotus throne, looking toward his PR side; gold ground; 12 lines of text, in red, on back

Buddhist Ritual Instruction Card (Tsakali), 13th century

Tibet

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2 large lamas at center one balding, with a blue disk behind his head, the other with a black beard, red cap and transparent gold disk; 4 smaller lamas above and 4 below; attendant with gold bowl at R; areas of text on back

Thanka of Hierachs of the Sakya Lineage, one of a pair, late 17th century

Tibet

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drawing of a male figure seated on a lotus throne with gold skin on red ground on front; 11 lines of text, in red, on back

Buddhist Ritual Card (Tsakali), 1200-1300

Tibet

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2 large lamas at center one holding a white dish, with a green disk behind his head, the other wearing a pointed red cap with a transparent orange disk; 4 smaller lamas above and below; pair of green birds drinking out of a golden bowl at bottom center; areas of text on back

Thanka of Hierachs of the Sakya Lineage, one of a pair, late 17th century

Tibet

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drawing of a male figure seated on a lotus throne, with gold skin and red palms and soles of feet, holding a black object in his PL hand; red ground; 16 lines of text, in red, on back

Buddhist Ritual Instruction Card (Tsakali), 13th century

Tibet

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drawing of a female figure with a third eye and gold skin, seated cross-legged on a horse, brandishing a sword; red ground on front; 9 lines of text, in red, on back

Buddhist Ritual Instruction Card (Tsakali), 13th century

Tibet

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Book cover, pigments on paper; silk and metallic thread brocade borders and backing.

Title Page from a Buddhist Manuscript, late 18th century

Tibet

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2 strips attached with blue cloth near top; central red sections covered with white buttons; bottom sections black with red fringe and floral embroidery; top bands maroon with organic embroidery, with 2 sections of floral embroidery on black below

Back Band, Date Unknown

Tibet

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Cross-legged seated man with PL hand palm up on lap and PR hand raised to chest level; wearing elaborate headgear and jewelry with elongated pierced ears; has own mount

Amoghasiddhi, 13th-14th century

Western Tibet or Central Regions, Tibet

G212

headdress consisting of five sections attached together with leather bands; openwork decorations on each section decorated with one of the five dhyani bodhisattvas; above each figure is a roundel bearing a sacred emblem such a three jewels, crossed 'vajras,' the wheel of the law, the lotus and the sword

Ritual crown (diadem), 18th century

Tibet or China

G212

Rosary Box, late 19th century

Tibet

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Rosary, c. 1830

Tibet

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Shaman's Horn, c. 1740

Tibet

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Votive Symbol, from a set of five, Date Unknown

Tibet

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Votive Symbol, from a set of five, Date Unknown

Tibet

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Votive Symbol, from a set of five, Date Unknown

Tibet

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Votive Symbol, from a set of five, Date Unknown

Tibet

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Votive Symbol, from a set of five, Date Unknown

Tibet

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Pair of Lamaist ceremonial boots, mid 20th century

Tibet

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Garuda Plaque, 19th century

Tibet

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Portable Shrine, Date Unknown

Tibet

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Case for vajra, 19th century

Tibet

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Case and clapper cover for bell, 19th century

Tibet

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Bell, 19th century

Tibet

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Vajra, 19th century

Tibet

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Book End (one of a pair), c. 1800

Tibet

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Bracelet, Date Unknown

Tibet

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Ceremonial Headgear, c. 1760

Tibet

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Priest's short jacket, c. 1800

Tibet

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Prabhavala Arch, Date Unknown

Tibet

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Group of 17 Tibetan bone apron ornaments, 16th-19th century

Tibet or Nepal

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