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Faith and Empire: Art and Politics in Tibetan Buddhism

Gallery 2

Emperor Songsten Gampo (ca. 605–649)
from a Set of the Previous Lives of the Dalai Lamas
Tibet
19th century
painted xylograph
29 1/4 x 18 3/8 in. (74.3 x 46.7 cm)

Rubin Museum of Art
C2004.38.1