Item: Book Cover
གླེགས་ཤིང་།
書皮
(item no. 66724)
| Origin Location | Tibet |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1500 - 1599 |
| Lineages | Bon |
| Material | Wood |
| Collection | Private |
Notes about the Central Figure
Classification: Object/Concept
Bon Bookcover. At the center is Tonpa Shenrab seated within a fierce 'gyabyol' (Sanskrit: torana) exclusively described in the early biographies of the Bon founder.
Jeff Watt 2-2011
Sculpture: Book Covers Main Page
Bon: Book Covers
Collection: Dutch Collection
Bon: Book Covers & Wood Objects (Early Sculpture)
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