Vajrapani
Embroidered Mount with Garuda
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Vajrapani Embroidered Mount with Garuda

TitleVajrapani Embroidered Mount with Garuda
ArtistChoying Dorje, the Tenth Black Hat Karmapa (Tibetan, 1604–1674)
Datepainting 1600s, embroidery c. 1300 13th century
MediumOpaque watercolor, gold, and silver on silk
ClassificationEmbroidery
OriginChina and Tibet, Embroidery: China, Yuan dynasty (1279-1368); painting: Tibet, 17th century China and Tibet
Holding institutionThe Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit lineVajrapani 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
RightsPublic 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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