Search

Project / Collection Lama Mani: the texts and narrative thangkas of India’s exiled Tibetan storytellers Subject Animals Level [40] File

1. EAP1016/5/2/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1016/5/2/2
Title:
A thangka illustrating the story of Avalokiteśvara [Late 19th century]
Scope & Content:
A thangka illustrating the story of Avalokiteśvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, known to Tibetans as Chenrezig (Wylie spyan ras gzigs). The painting shows a few simple scenes of fishing and the killing of animals as well as a small scene depicting hell in the bottom left corner. Size includin...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Late 19th century
Extent:
12 TIFF images

2. EAP1016/5/2/3

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1016/5/2/3
Title:
A thangka illustrating the story of Avalokiteśvara [Early 20th century]
Scope & Content:
A thangka illustrating the story of Avalokiteśvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, known to Tibetans as Chenrezig (Wylie spyan ras gzigs). The painting shows a few simple scenes of the killing of animals as well as a small scene depicting hell and the judgment of the dead in the bottom left corn...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Early 20th century
Extent:
15 TIFF images

Limit your search

  • Lama Mani: the texts and narrative thangkas of India’s exiled Tibetan storytellers 2