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Vajrapani and Garuda

Choying Dorje, the Tenth Black Hat Karmapa · 1604–1674

Maximum print size

24.4 × 56.1 cm · 9.6 × 22.1 in

at 300 DPI from the 2,872 × 6,632 px original. Comfortably fills a standard 8×10 inch frame.

Frame: 61.0 × 91.4 cm · 24.0 × 36.0 in
Mat opening: 24.4 × 56.1 cm · 9.6 × 22.1 in
Mat border, sides: 18.3 cm · 7.2 in
Mat border, top and bottom: 17.8 cm · 7.0 in

Colour palette

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Details

Date: painting c. 1650; top and bottom borders c. 1350
Medium: Painting: gum tempera, gold, and silver on silk; lateral borders: silk damask with needleloop embroidery; top and bottom panels: embroidered silk, lead, and silver paper; curtain: silk tabby; dowels: wood, rawhide, and leather
Type: Embroidery
Origin: China and Tibet, Embroidery: China, Yuan dynasty (1279–1368); painting: Tibet
Orientation: portrait
Collection: The Cleveland Museum of Art ↗