Tanka of Amitāyus

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Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Tanka collection (Tibet MSS 62) > Series I: Identified Creators > Unidentified Nepalese Artist > Tanka of Amitāyus


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Description

Title
Tanka of Amitāyus
Published / Created
circa 1900-circa 1950
Description
A watercolor painting on cotton that depicts a red Amitāyus seated on a multicolored lotus accompanied by three smaller figures above and six human figures below in Nepalese dress and holding black umbrellas.
Provenance
Acquired from various sources. For further information consult entries for individual tankas in the guide to the collection., Purchased by Joseph F. Weiler in Nepal. Gifts of Joseph F. Weiler and Eliza Weiler, 1983.
Language
Tibetan
Sanskrit

Item Location

Repository
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Call Number
Tibet MSS 62
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Container / Volume
Box 5 (Oversize)

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Citation
Tanka Collection. General Collection of Books and Manuscripts, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.

Identifiers

Orbis Record
9924184
Object ID (OID)
10563693

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