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Summary

Artist

Tibetan, Central Tibet, Tsang (Ngor Monastery), Sakya order
Details on Google Art Project

Title

English: Four Mandalas of the Vajravali Series.
Français : Quatre Mandalas de la série Vajravali.

Українська: Чотири мандали циклу Ваджравалі, бл. 1429–56. Орден Сакья, (монастир Нгор), Цанг, Центральний Тибет.

Object type

thangkas

Date

c. 1429–56

Medium

Thangka, gouache on cotton

Dimensions

height: 88.90 mm (3.50 in); width: 73.70 mm (2.90 in)

Collection

Kimbell Art Museum

	Native name	Kimbell Art Museum
	Location	Fort Worth, Texas
	Coordinates	32° 44′ 54″ N, 97° 21′ 55″ W
	Established	1972
	Website	www.kimbellart.org
	Authority file	: Q1741629 VIAF: 148545856 ISNI: 000000040402048X ULAN: 500305329 LCCN: n79021847 NLA: 35270928 WorldCat

Accession number

AP 2000.01

Notes

More info at museum site

Source/Photographer

qQErBDO0BtuQsQ at Google Cultural Institute maximum zoom level

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English: Four mandalas of the Vajravali series in the Ngor monestary in Ü-Tsang, Tibet

Other languages:

Čeština: Čtyři mandaly ze serie Vajravali v budhistickém klášteře Ngor na tibetském území Ü-Cang.

English: Four mandalas of the Vajravali series in the Ngor monestary in Ü-Tsang, Tibet

Español: Cuatro mandalas de la serie Vajravali, un thangka de 1429–1456 del Monasterio de Ngor (escuela Sakya), Tsang, Tíbet Central. Colección del Museo de Arte Kimbell, Estados Unidos.

Français : Quatre mandalas photographiés dans le monastère de Ngor au Tibet.

Italiano: Quattro maṇḍala della serie Vajravali nel monastero di Ngor in Ü-Tsang, Tibet

Magyar: A Vajravali-sorozat négy mandalája. Készült: 1429–56 körül (ngor kolostor, Ü-Cang, Közép-Tibet)

Nederlands: Vier mandalas uit de Vajravali-serie in het Ngor-klooster in de Tibetaanse provincie U-Tsang

Português: Quatro mandalas da série Vajravali, um thangka de 1429–1456 do Mosteiro de Ngor (escola Sakya), Ü-Tsang, Tibete Central. Coleção do Museu de Arte Kimbell, Estados Unidos.

Македонски: Четири мандали од циклусот Ваџравали (1429–56). Манастир Нгор, Тибет.

Русский: Танка, на которой изображена мандала (в четырёх вариантах) традиции и учения ваджраяны; Тибет, У-Цанг, буддийский монастырь Нгор школы Сакья; около 1429-1456 гг. Хранится в Кимбеллском художественном музее

Українська: Чотири мандали циклу Ваджравалі, (1429–56). Орден Сакья, (монастир Нгор), Цанг, Центральний Тибет.

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