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Twenty-one Taras

19th century
Object PlaceTibet
Medium/TechniqueDistemper and gold on cotton, mounted with silk brocades, wood dowels, brass knobs
Dimensions131 x 86 cm (51 9/16 x 33 7/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of Miss Lucy T. Aldrich
Accession number47.84
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InscriptionsOn reverse, in Tibetan, in red ink: the usual mantras plus a long inscription - to be read. Also, on reverse of top dowel, a brief Tibetan inscription. On obverse, in Tibetan, in gold paint: small identifying inscriptions next to many of the subsidiary figures.
Provenance1947, Miss Lucy Aldrich, Providence, RI; 1947, gift of Aldrich to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 9, 1947)