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Unrecorded makers of the Himalayas

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

7 works · hang 8750 ·

The rooms are imagined; every work on their walls is real.

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First room, north wall

  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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

First room, south wall

  1. Mahasiddha Jnanatapa, ca. 1350
    Mahasiddha JnanatapaUnrecorded Himalayan maker, ca. 1350Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  2. Lineage Portrait of an Abbot, ca. 1350
    Lineage Portrait of an AbbotUnrecorded Himalayan maker, ca. 1350Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  3. 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