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Unknown Maker, Tibetan

Thangka (Buddhist devotional hanging)

Description

Maker

Unknown Maker, Tibetan

Culture

Tibetan

Title

Thangka (Buddhist devotional hanging)

Year

late 1700s-early 1800s

Medium

  • Appliqued silk satin weave,
  • with silk compound weave borders

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Appliqued silk satin weave,
  • with silk compound weave borders

Materials

silk

Geography

Place Made: Tibet

Dimensions

Length: 118.1 cm (46 1/2 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Miss Lucy T. Aldrich

Object Number

35.433

Type

  • Textiles

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Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Chinese Textiles of the Ch'ing Dynasty (1644-1911)
Mar 25, 1989 – Jun 04, 1989

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Unknown Maker, Tibetan
Thangka (Buddhist devotional hanging), late 1700s-early 1800s
Appliqued silk satin weave, with silk compound weave borders
Length: 118.1 cm (46 1/2 inches)
Gift of Miss Lucy T. Aldrich 35.433

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