Floor plan

Artist galleriesUnrecorded makers of the Himalayas

Unrecorded makers of the Himalayas

Lineage Portrait of an Abbot, ca. 1350
Vibrantly colored mythical scene depicting people, animals, and dragons in front of mountains.
Portrait of a monk, possibly Chen Nga Tshultrim Bar, extending a blessing, late 11th–early 12th century
Nagarjuna (c. 150–250 CE) with a Buddhist Master, c. 1300s
Sadaksari-Lokeshvara Surrounded by Manifestations and Monks, late 15th century
A work made of pigment and gold on cotton.
Mahasiddha Jnanatapa, ca. 1350

The works in this room are listed below.

Works in this room

Works whose makers the museums don't name, made in the Himalayas.

First room, north wall

  1. Lineage Portrait of an Abbot, ca. 1350
    Lineage Portrait of an AbbotUnrecorded Himalayan maker, ca. 1350Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  2. Vibrantly colored mythical scene depicting people, animals, and dragons in front of mountains.
    Milarepa on Mount KailashUnrecorded Himalayan maker, c. 1500Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  3. Portrait of a monk, possibly Chen Nga Tshultrim Bar, extending a blessing, late 11th–early 12th century
    Portrait of a monk, possibly Chen Nga Tshultrim Bar, extending a blessingUnrecorded Himalayan maker, late 11th–early 12th centuryCourtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  4. Nagarjuna (c. 150–250 CE) with a Buddhist Master, c. 1300s
    Nagarjuna (c. 150–250 CE) with a Buddhist MasterUnrecorded Himalayan maker, c. 1300sCourtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art

First room, south wall

  1. Sadaksari-Lokeshvara Surrounded by Manifestations and Monks, late 15th century
    Sadaksari-Lokeshvara Surrounded by Manifestations and MonksUnrecorded Himalayan maker, late 15th centuryCourtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  2. A work made of pigment and gold on cotton.
    Double-Sided Painted Banner (Paubha) with God ShivaUnrecorded Himalayan maker, 16th-17th centuryCourtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  3. Mahasiddha Jnanatapa, ca. 1350
    Mahasiddha JnanatapaUnrecorded Himalayan maker, ca. 1350Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art