Profusely decorated, brightly colored mandala featuring portraits in roundels and in arches at top and bottom

Thirteen-Deity Mandala of Jnanadakini

Location
central Tibet

Date
1375–1380

Material
distemper on cloth

Dimensions
29 1/2 x 33 in. (74.9 x 83.8 cm), with traditional textile mount: 54 1/8 x 36 1/4 in. (137.5 x 92.1 cm);

Collection
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Purchase, Lita Annenberg Hazen Charitable Trust Gift, 1987; 1987.16; CC0 - CREATIVE COMMONS (CC0 1.0)

Link
http://metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/37802?ft=1987.16.&offset=0&rpp=40&pos=1

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