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Buddha Amitabha in the Pure Realm of Sukhavati

OriginCentral Tibet

Date19th century

Dimensions49 1/4 x 36 3/8 x 2 1/4 in. (125.1 x 92.4 x 5.7 cm)

MediumPigments on cloth

Classification(s)

paintings

Credit LineRubin Museum of Art, Gift of the Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation

Object numberF1997.6.3

Himalayan Art Resources Number85

Project Himalayan Arthttps://rubinmuseum.org/projecthimalayanart/essays/plaque-commemorating-the-bhimaratha-old-age-ritual/

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