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The Third Panchen Lama

18th century
Object PlaceTibet
Medium/TechniqueDistemper and gold on cotton
Dimensions70.5 x 43 cm (27 3/4 x 16 15/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number19.62
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InscriptionsOn obverse: in gold paint on a red background, in Tibetan, a long inscription identifying the subject. For a transcription of the inscription, which has not been translated, see xerox of inventory notes.
Provenance1919, William Sturgis Bigelow, Boston, MA; 1919, gift of Bigelow to the MFA. (Accesstion Date: May 6, 1919)