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Manjushri
Although painted with a strong Chinese sensibility, the Tibetan identity of the painters of this unusual work is revealed in Tibetan language artists’ color notations where the paint has flaked away. Also, while the clothing of the secondary figures are quite Chinese in general appearance, details like the crown and hat of the two attendant figures to the left do not appear in either Tibetan or Chinese painting, suggesting that Tibetan painters referenced models from another culture with strong connections to Chinese art. all text & images © Rubin Museum of Art |
