Artful Beneficence: Selections from the David Nalin Himalayan Art Collection |
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18th century Water-based aesthetic Arhat artist Asian associated Avalokitesvara base bodhisattva book cover brocade Buddha carved catalog Central Tibetan century Copper alloy century Water-based mineral Chinese chorten consecration crown David decorative depicted Donald Rubin dragon robe example female deity figure Gelugpa Gilt copper alloy hair Himalayan art Hindu holds Ibid iconographic Indian Indra inlay inscription Kadampa Kathmandu Valley known Lama left hand Lhasa Lokapālas Lokeśvara lotus petals Magzor Gyalmo Mahākāla Maitreya maṇḍala Mañjuśrī manuscript monastic motifs mudrā Museum of Art Nalin Collection Nepal Nepalese Newar Pāla palette patterns pieces pigments on primed Pratapaditya Pal primed cotton support Qing Rajik religious rgyal Rhie right hand Rubin Museum Śākyamuni scene scroll images sculpture sits Śiva skull cup Slusser stūpa style stylistic suggest thangka Tibet Tibetan Buddhist Tibetan painting tion tsa-tsa tsakali Tsongkapa vajra Vajrasattva Vajrayana vignettes Water-based mineral pigments wooden woven thangka wrathful deity