Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Book Cover

གླེགས་ཤིང་། 書皮
(item no. 700048)
Origin Location China
Date Range 1600 - 1699
Lineages Buddhist
Size 24.13cm (9.50in) high
Material Wood
Collection Rubin Museum of Art
Catalogue # acc.# F1998.19.2
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Object/Concept

Interpretation / Description

(For additional information on book covers see Guardians of the Sacred Word by Rossi & Rossi).

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