Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Architecture - Monastery

མཆོད་རྟེན། ཁང་བཟོ་རིག་པ། 建筑学
(item no. 1097)
Origin Location Tibet
Date Range 1900 - 1959
Lineages Gelug and Buddhist
Material Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection Rubin Museum of Art
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Object/Concept

Interpretation / Description

Labrang Monastery in Amdo, Tibet. (See detail images and list of inscriptions).

Front of Painting
English Translation of Inscription: [Each of the principal buildings and locations are inscribed with a name in Tibetan script].

Reverse of Painting
Special Features: (Printed script (Uchen))

Secondary Images
Related Items
Publications
Glossary: Monastery, Residence & Retreat Terminology

Thematic Sets
Subject: Sacred Sites & Pilgrimage
Tibet: Labrang, Cityscape Paintings
Collection: Private 21
Subject: Pilgrimage Sites (Temple/Monastery)
Subject: Cityscapes (Masterworks)
Subject: Site Locations - Mountains, Cityscapes & Temples