Vajrapani Embroidered Mount with Garuda
| Title | Vajrapani Embroidered Mount with Garuda |
|---|---|
| Artist | Choying Dorje, the Tenth Black Hat Karmapa (Tibetan, 1604–1674) |
| Date | painting 1600s, embroidery c. 1300 13th century |
| Medium | Opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on silk |
| Classification | Embroidery |
| Origin | China and Tibet, Embroidery: China, Yuan dynasty (1279-1368); painting: Tibet, 17th century China and Tibet |
| Holding institution | The Cleveland Museum of Art |
| Credit line | Vajrapani Embroidered Mount with Garuda, painting 1600s, embroidery c. 1300. Choying Dorje, the Tenth Black Hat Karmapa (Tibetan, 1604–1674). Opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on silk; overall: 40.6 x 6.7 cm (16 x 2 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1989.11.c |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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“Vajrapani Embroidered Mount with Garuda” is a work by Choying Dorje, the Tenth Black Hat Karmapa (Tibetan, 1604–1674), dated painting 1600s, embroidery c. 1300. It is executed in opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on silk and classified as embroidery. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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