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Earth, Wood, Nectarous and Plateau Medications (chapter 20 cont.)
OriginChentsa, Amdo region, Northeastern Tibet (Jianzha, Qinghai Province, China)
Artist
Hua Khar
active 1990s, Qinghai Province, China
Date1995-1996
Dimensions60 7/8 x 39 1/2 x 1/2 in. (154.6 x 100.3 x 1.3 cm)
MediumPigments on cloth
Classification(s)
Credit LineRubin Museum of Art, Gift of Shelley and Donald Rubin Private Collection
Object numberC2014.9.24
DescriptionThis painting presents a listing of medicinal ingredients, or materia medica, and is one of several to do so in the famous set of medical paintings. In particular it shows materials that are mineral-based (e.g., golden sand and bitumen), tree-based (e.g. white and red sandalwood and eaglewood), resin or bodily fluid-based (e.g. digestive stones from various animals and animal musk), and shrub-based (e.g., spices such as nutmeg and clove as well as pomegranate and other fruits).On view
18th - 19th century
Dated by inscription, 1667
late 18th century, ca. 1760s
early to mid-17th century
late 12th-early 13th century
14th century
17th century
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