Votive initiation card (tsakali) with preaching Buddha Shakyamuni
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Votive initiation card (tsakali) with preaching Buddha Shakyamuni

TitleVotive initiation card (tsakali) with preaching Buddha Shakyamuni
Date1000s 11th century
MediumGum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
ClassificationPainting
OriginWestern Tibet, Tholing Monastery Western Tibet
Holding institutionThe Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit lineVotive initiation card (tsakali) with preaching Buddha Shakyamuni, 1000s. Western Tibet, Tholing Monastery. Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; overall: 11.6 x 10.7 cm (4 9/16 x 4 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 2000.67
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“Votive initiation card (tsakali) with preaching Buddha Shakyamuni” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated 1000s. It is executed in gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper and classified as painting. 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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