Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Teacher (Lama) - Sonam Tsemo

བླ་མ། 喇嘛
(item no. 23)
Origin Location Tibet
Date Range 1500 - 1599
Lineages Sakya
Size 60.96x45.72cm (24x18in)
Material Ground Mineral Pigment, Fine Gold Line on Cotton
Collection Rubin Museum of Art
Catalogue # acc.# P1994.10.5
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Person

Appearance: Lay Person

Gender: Male

TBRC: bdr:P1618

Interpretation / Description

Sonam Tsemo and Dragpa Gyaltsen.

Jeff Watt 9-2003

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