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Sakya Pandita Kunga Gyelsten (1182-1251), (After Choying Gyatso’s (active ca.1640s-1660s) set o…
Sakya Pandita Kunga Gyelsten (1182-1251) (After Choying Gyatso’s (active ca.1640s-1660s) set of previous incarnations of the Panchen Lamas)
Sakya Pandita Kunga Gyelsten (1182-1251), (After Choying Gyatso’s (active ca.1640s-1660s) set o…
Sakya Pandita Kunga Gyelsten (1182-1251), (After Choying Gyatso’s (active ca.1640s-1660s) set of previous incarnations of the Panchen Lamas); Tsang Province, Central Tibet; 18th century; pigments on cloth; Rubin Museum of Art, gift of Shelley and Donald Rubin; C2006.66.247 (HAR 356)

Sakya Pandita Kunga Gyelsten (1182-1251)
(After Choying Gyatso’s (active ca.1640s-1660s) set of previous incarnations of the Panchen Lamas)

OriginTsang Province, Central Tibet
Date18th century
Dimensions28 1/2 × 17 3/8 in. (estimated)
MediumPigments on cloth
Classification(s)
Credit LineRubin Museum of Art, Gift of Shelley and Donald Rubin
Object numberC2006.66.247
Himalayan Art Resources Number356
Project Himalayan Arthttps://projecthimalayanart.rubinmuseum.org/exhibition/materials-and-technologies/painting-on-cloth/painting-from-printed-compositions/sakya-pandita-kunga-gyelsten/
Not on view
Photograph by Bruce M. White, Rubin Museum of Art, 2010
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18th century
Photograph by David De Armas, Rubin Museum of Art, 2016
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19th century
Rubin Museum of Art
Yungton Dorje Pel (1284 1365)
(After Choying Gyatso’s (active ca.1640s-1660s) set of previous incarnations of the Panchen Lamas)
19th century
Photograph by Gavin Ashworth, Rubin Museum of Art, 2014.
Sakya Pandita Kunga Gyeltsen (1182-1251)
16th century
Photography by David De Armas Photography. The Rubin Museum of Art. 2015.
Indian Teacher Bhavaviveka, (from a set of previous incarnations of the Panchen Lamas)
18th century
Photography by David De Armas Photography. The Rubin Museum of Art. 2016.
Manjushrikirti, King of Shambhala, From a set of previous incarnations of the Panchen Lamas
ca. 1922-1937
Photograph by Bruce M. White, Rubin Museum of Art, 2010
Drakpa Gyeltsen (1147-1216) and Sakya Pandita (1182-1251)
ca. 15th century
Photograph by David De Armas, Rubin Museum of Art, 2017.
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17th - 18th century
The Fifth Dalai Lama, Ngawang Lobzang Gyatso (1617-1682) with Previous Incarnations; Central Ti…
The Fifth Dalai Lama, Ngawang Lobzang Gyatso (1617-1682) with Previous Incarnations
18th century
Birth of the Buddha, from a set of the Twelve Deeds of the Buddha, after a carved woodblock com…
Birth of the Buddha, from a set of the Twelve Deeds of the Buddha, after a carved woodblock composition attributed to Purbu Tsering of Chamdo (active ca. late 19th century)
20th century
F1997.42.2
Renunciation, from a set of the Twelve Deeds of the Buddha,
After a woodblock carved in Derge, Kham region, eastern Tibet,
composition attributed to Purbu Tsering of Chamdo (active ca. late 19th century)
20th century
Image Not Available for Songtsen Gampo (ruled 617-650) (From a set of the previous lives of the Dalai Lamas)
Songtsen Gampo (ruled 617-650)
(From a set of the previous lives of the Dalai Lamas)
19th century