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painting
Object Type
painting
Museum number
1955,0416,0.36
Description
Painting. The Lokapala Dhritarashtra. Painted on textile.
Production date
14thC
Findspot
Found/Acquired:
Shigatse (City)
, monastery
Materials
textile
Technique
painted
Bibliographic references
French 1943 / Tibetan Art
(p. 93)
(acquisition of the paintings in Gyantse, described)
Location
Not on display
Exhibition history
Exhibited: 2014 Sep-2015 Jan, BM WCEC, 'Ming: 50 years that changed China'
Associated names
Associated with:
Dhṛatarāṣṭra
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
F H Edwards
Acquisition date
1955
Department
Asia
Registration number
1955,0416,0.36
Additional IDs
Miscellaneous number:
French Collection III
Miscellaneous number:
P&D 217
Conservation
Treatment
: 19 Aug 2014