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The Fifth Vidyadhara (Wisdom-Holder) King of Shambhala, Sumitra
Tibetan
second half of the 17th century
Object Place: Tibet
Medium/Technique
Distemper on cotton
Dimensions
80.9 x 43.3 cm (31 7/8 x 17 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number06.342
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsPaintings
DescriptionPainting in hanging scroll (thangka) format, with replacement streamers, veil, and decorative stitched borders.
Full color. Cotton panel.
Full color. Cotton panel.
Provenance1904, sold by Florine Langweil (b. 1861 – d. 1958), Paris, to Denman Waldo Ross (b. 1853 - d. 1935), Cambridge, MA; 1906, gift of Ross to the MFA. (Accession Date: March 8, 1906)