Buddhist icon (Thanka)
15th century
Object PlaceChina
Medium/TechniqueSilk satin ground embroidered with silk, silk damask borders
DimensionsHeight x width: 31 7/8 x 21 5/8 in. (81 x 55 cm)
Credit LineCharles Bain Hoyt Fund
Accession number1989.319
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Not on viewClassificationsTextiles
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ProvenanceCharles Bain Hoyt Fund; purchased by the MFA, 1989
19th–early 20th century
18th century
early 1850s
about 1850
1810–20
1805-1810
18th or early 19th century
about 1840
1845-1850
about 1849, maybe earlier
about 1835