Thangka

Unknown artist

Date: equivalent to February / March 1322

Medium: Distemper and gold on cloth

Dimensions: Image: 32 × 26 1/2 in. (81.3 × 67.3 cm) Framed: 49 7/8 × 36 5/8 × 2 in. (126.7 × 93 × 5.1 cm)

Classification: Paintings

Culture: Nepal, Kathmandu Valley

Period: Early Malla period, dated the month of Phalguna (likely) 443 NS

Themes: Buddhism, Manjushri, Swords

Gift of Perry J. Lewis, 1994

Met highlight