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The Miniature Paintings of Mongolian Buddhism:
Tsaklis, Thangkas and Burhany Zurags

by Stevan Davies
Professor of Religious Studies, Misericordia University

Sitatapatra (Sanscrit) / Seded (Mongolian)
Mongolian
8.5 x 7 cm
Painted on Cloth
Mid-19th To Early 20th Century

This complex icon matches the striped pantaloons of Sitatapatra’s lower garment with the ornamentation of her white parasol.


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