Ekadasa-Avalokiteshvara Surrounded by Forms of Avalokiteshvara

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Ekadasa-Avalokiteshvara Surrounded by Forms of Avalokiteshvara

c. 18th century

Artist/maker unknown, Mongolian, Tibetan or Chinese

The eleven-faced, six-armed Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara stands on a white lotus between two different emanations of herself. She is also surrounded by Buddhas, Lamas, gods, and Dharmapalas (defenders of the Law).

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Object Details

Title:

Ekadasa-Avalokiteshvara Surrounded by Forms of Avalokiteshvara

Date:

c. 18th century

Artist:

Artist/maker unknown, Mongolian, Tibetan or Chinese

Medium:

Colors on cloth; cloth mounting

Dimensions:

Image: 37 1/2 x 22 1/2 inches (95.3 x 57.2 cm) Painted mount: 39 x 24 inches (99.1 x 61 cm)

Classification:

Paintings

Credit Line:

Gift of Natacha Rambova, 1959

Accession Number:

1959-156-7

Geography:

Made in Tibet, Asia or made in Mongolia, Asia

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