thangka #16

Description after Linrothe:
Type of Object: thangka painting on cloth mounted in cloth;
Materials & Techniques: painting with pigments;
Measurements: 75 x 56 cm painting only; brocade mounting is damaged;
Title: Bhaisajyaguru Buddha (Medicine Buddha);
Subject: Chenresig and Mañjuśrī on either side of Shakyamuni Buddha (top); two long-haired yogis or writers on medicine to either side of Bhaisajyaguru; Padmasambhava (bottom center) flanked by two monks; Vajrapani and Yama Dharmaraja on bottom left and right;
Date or Period: 19th c.;
Where Kept: gzim chung chung ba hall.

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