# The Himalayas

Time and place · hang 749 · 14 works

Works made in the Himalayas, from every century in the collection.

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

## Section 1, north wall

1. [The sage-physician Dhanvantari, folio from the “Sixth” Bhagavata Purana series, also known as the “small” Guler-Basohli series](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/the-sage-physician-dhanvantari-folio-from-the-sixth-bhagavat-si-fsg-s2018-1-7), Manaku, ca. 1735-1740. Courtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/himalayas/the-sage-physician-dhanvantari-folio-from-the-sixth-bhagavat-si-fsg-s2018-1-7?hang=749)
2. [Sadaksari-Lokeshvara Surrounded by Manifestations and Monks](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/sadaksari-lokeshvara-surrounded-by-manifestations-and-monks-met-37800), Unrecorded Himalayan maker, late 15th century. Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/himalayas/sadaksari-lokeshvara-surrounded-by-manifestations-and-monks-met-37800?hang=749)
3. [Milarepa on Mount Kailash](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/milarepa-on-mount-kailash-aic-142526), Unrecorded Himalayan maker, c. 1500. Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/himalayas/milarepa-on-mount-kailash-aic-142526?hang=749)
4. [Maharao Umed Singh hunting tigers](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/maharao-umed-singh-hunting-tigers-si-fsg-s2018-1-39), Hans Raj Joshi, 1787. Courtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/himalayas/maharao-umed-singh-hunting-tigers-si-fsg-s2018-1-39?hang=749)

## Section 1, south wall

5. [Arhat Vanavasin, One of the Sixteen Great Arhats, from a Set of Twenty-Three](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/arhat-vanavasin-one-of-the-sixteen-great-arhats-from-a-set-o-aic-147005), Tibeto-Chinese, late 17th/early 18th century. Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/himalayas/arhat-vanavasin-one-of-the-sixteen-great-arhats-from-a-set-o-aic-147005?hang=749)
6. [Portrait of a monk, possibly Chen Nga Tshultrim Bar, extending a blessing](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/portrait-of-a-monk-possibly-chen-nga-tshultrim-bar-extending-met-37970), Unrecorded Himalayan maker, late 11th–early 12th century. Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/himalayas/portrait-of-a-monk-possibly-chen-nga-tshultrim-bar-extending-met-37970?hang=749)
7. [The poet Sundar Das before Emperor Shah Jahan, folio from a Sundar Shringar](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/the-poet-sundar-das-before-emperor-shah-jahan-folio-from-a-s-si-fsg-f2017-13-4), Nainsukh, ca. 1750-1760. Courtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/himalayas/the-poet-sundar-das-before-emperor-shah-jahan-folio-from-a-s-si-fsg-f2017-13-4?hang=749)
8. [Lineage Portrait of an Abbot](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/lineage-portrait-of-an-abbot-met-37971), Unrecorded Himalayan maker, ca. 1350. Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/himalayas/lineage-portrait-of-an-abbot-met-37971?hang=749)

## Section 2, south wall

9. [Mahasiddha Jnanatapa](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/mahasiddha-jnanatapa-met-37801), Unrecorded Himalayan maker, ca. 1350. Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/himalayas/mahasiddha-jnanatapa-met-37801?hang=749)
10. [Nagarjuna (c. 150–250 CE) with a Buddhist Master](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/nagarjuna-c-150-250-ce-with-a-buddhist-master-cma-152324), Unrecorded Himalayan maker, c. 1300s. Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/himalayas/nagarjuna-c-150-250-ce-with-a-buddhist-master-cma-152324?hang=749)
11. [Sadashiva worshipped by Parvati](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/sadashiva-worshipped-by-parvati-si-fsg-s2018-1-1), Devidasa, ca. 1690. Courtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/himalayas/sadashiva-worshipped-by-parvati-si-fsg-s2018-1-1?hang=749)
12. [Green Tara](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/green-tara-cma-144961), Aniko, c. 1260s, mounted 2020. Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/himalayas/green-tara-cma-144961?hang=749)

## Section 2, north wall

13. [Double-Sided Painted Banner (Paubha) with God Shiva](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/double-sided-painted-banner-paubha-with-god-shiva-aic-142517), Unrecorded Himalayan maker, 16th-17th century. Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/himalayas/double-sided-painted-banner-paubha-with-god-shiva-aic-142517?hang=749)
14. [Ancestral group of Mughal rulers](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/ancestral-group-of-mughal-rulers-si-fsg-f1907-629), Govardhan, 18th century. Courtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/himalayas/ancestral-group-of-mughal-rulers-si-fsg-f1907-629?hang=749)

## Doors

- [Govardhan's contemporaries](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/artist/contemporaries-of-govardhan?hang=749&via=continue) (8 works)
- [More Himalayan painting](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/style/himalayan-painting?hang=749&via=continue) (14 works)