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Tibetan monk-scholar: print from inside conch trumpet

Tibetan; Nepali

Artwork Details

Tibetan monk-scholar: print from inside conch trumpet
late 18th century - early 19th century
Tibetan; Nepali
woodblock print on paper
22 7/16 in x 18 7/8 in (57 cm x 48 cm);31 in x 27 in (78.74 cm x 68.58 cm)
Gift of Donald J. Fredman
1982/2.42B

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Description

Subject Matter:

A Tibetan monk and scholar, seated on a throne-like dais, with a female attendant

Physical Description:

A woodblock print on paper, with large tears at the upper right hand and lower left hand corners, much abraded. Formerly placed insite the conch trumpet 1982/2.42 as a talisman.

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