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Portrait of Tibetan Medical Master Yutok Yonten Gonpo (1126–1202)
OriginTibet
Date19th century
Dimensions69 3/4 × 85 1/4 × 1 1/8 in.
MediumPigments on cloth
Classification(s)
Credit LineRubin Museum of Art
Object numberC2010.5
DescriptionAt the center of this large painting is Yuthog Yonten Gonpo, the twelfth-century Tibetan physician credited as the editor or author of the Four Tantras and other important medical and Buddhist treatises. This painting depicts Yuthog with a blossoming lotus flower that supports a book and sword, both symbols of wisdom, in his right hand and the stem of another lotus flower supporting a vase of medicinal nectar topped with precious jewels in his left. Above him is the Medicine Buddha, and he is surrounded by four female bodhisattvas. This work includes details related to medical practice, such as the transmission of a medical text from teacher to disciple and the picking of medicinal plants (bottom left).Not on view
mid-18th century
18th century
ca. second quarter of 15th century
Date unknown
18th century
18th century
