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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)
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); Tibet; 20th century; pigments on cloth; Rubin Museum of Art, gift of Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation; F1997.42.1 (HAR 572); photograph by David De Armas, Rubin Museum of Art, 2022

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)

OriginTibet
Date20th century
Dimensions29 3/4 × 19 1/2 in.
MediumPigments on cloth
Classification(s)
Credit LineRubin Museum of Art, Gift of the Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation
Object numberF1997.42.1
Himalayan Art Resources Number572
Project Himalayan Arthttps://rubinmuseum.org/projecthimalayanart/essays/mahabodhi-temple-model/
Not on view