EditorialPutuozongshengmiao, built to resemble Potala Palace in Lhasa. In 1780, the Panchen Lama, spiritual head of Tibetan Buddhists, travelled 13 months to Shengde to join the celebrations for the 80th birthday of Emperor Qianlong. He was received in this Tib...
EditorialLohan (Immortal), 1600s. Tibet, Sino-Tibetan style, 17th century. Ink and slight color on cotton; image: 84.4 x 52.2 cm (33 1/4 x 20 9/16 in.); overall: 111.1 x 69.5 cm (43 3/4 x 27 3/8 in.).
EditorialGilt bronze mandala, from China, Quing dynasty, 17th-18th century. Example of the Sino-Tibetan style; mad in China during the Quing dynasty (1644-1911) but represente elements of Tibetan Lamaist Buddhism. It is cast as a pomegranate; at the centre of t...
EditorialGilt bronze mandala, from China, Quing dynasty, 17th-18th century. Example of the Sino-Tibetan style; mad in China during the Quing dynasty (1644-1911) but represente elements of Tibetan Lamaist Buddhism. It is cast as a pomegranate; at the centre of t...