Divine Images, Human Visions: The Max Tanenbaum Collection of South Asian and Himalayan Art in the National Gallery of CanadaA fascinating text by Dr. Pratapaditya Pal makes this an exciting narrative for the scholar as well as the general reader. (English and French editions available.) Over 150 illustrations in rich colour make this an excellent resource for schloars, students, and lay readers alike. |
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16th century Bronze 18th century Opaque animals arhats Avalokiteshvara avatars Baburnama Bihar Bodhisattva Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara Buddha Shakyamuni Buddhist Bundi-Kota Central Tibet century Gilt copper century Opaque watercolour cm folio cm high cm image cm sheet colour cosmic Dakini decorative deities depicted divine Eastern Tibet elephant female figures flower Ganesha goddess Gujarat Gupta period head Himachal Pradesh Hindu iconographic Imperial Mughal India Jain Jina lady laminated paper landscape light board lotus Madhya Pradesh Mahakala Mahasiddha male mandala manuscript India monks Nepal Padmasambhava paintings paper with gold Parvati Pavilion picture portraits Prince Radha and Krishna Raga Ragini Rajasthan Rajput RECTO region religious representations represented ruled borders laid ruler Sakyapa Sanskrit scene sculpture Shiva shrine style symbolic Tamil Nadu Tanenbaum Tanenbaum Collection Tara Tashilunpo Monastery teachers temple Terrace thanka tradition tree Tsongkhapa Uttar Pradesh Vajrabhairava VERSO Vishnu watercolour on cotton watercolour on laminated watercolour on light watercolour on paper