Dusky painting depicting stupa structure against landscape and registers of scenes and deity portraits

Painted Scroll of Laksha Chaitya Ritual

Location
Kathmandu, Nepal

Date
dated by inscription January 1808

Material
opaque watercolor on cotton cloth

Dimensions
38 x 24 in. (96.5 x 61 cm)

Collection
Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, The Avery Brundage Collection; B61 D10+

Photo Credit
photograph © Asian Art Museum of San Francisco

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