Brightly colored monumental textile depicting various deities hung on sloping stone wall; people standing at base indicate textile’s great size

Appliqué Cloth Thangka of Maitreya

Location
Gyantse

Date
1437–1439

Creator
based on sketch of Sonam Peljor

Material
colored silk embroidered on silk

Dimensions
73 ft. 10 in. x 73 ft. 10 in. (22.5 x 22.5 m)

Photo Credit
image after Henss 2014, fig. 727

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