(item no. 691)
 Eastern Tibet 1800 - 1899 Karma (Kagyu) Lineage Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton Palpung / Situ Painting School Collection of Rubin Museum of Art (acc.# P1998.2.14) Additional Images View Reverse Side 
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Kakyab Dorje, the 15th Karmapa (1871-1922): with the Buddha Amitabha above and the wrathful bodhisattva Vajrapani below.
A vajra scepter and bell are held in the right and left hands along with the stems of lotus flowers supporting a sword and book on the right and a long-life vase on the left. Jeff Watt 9-2000
Reverse of Painting rtsa gsum sku gzugs bzhengs pa'i dge rtsa 'dis. dmigs lus grtsod byas mkha' khyab 'dro wa kun. bla med rtsogs pa'i sangs rgyas thob par shog. bkra shis. Special Features: (Printed script (Uchen), is black, includes "Om Ah Hum" inscription)
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Biographical DetailsView other items in:
Thematic Set
Incarnation Lineage: Gyalwa Karmapa
Collection of Rubin Museum of Art: Painting Gallery VII
Tradition: Kagyu Teachers (Paintings)
Teacher: Karmapa Khakhyab Dorje, 15th (Lama)
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