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Portrait of a Lama in a Landscape

about 1800?
Object PlaceTibet
Medium/TechniqueDistemper and gold on cotton, mounted in silk satin
DimensionsOverall: 135 x 71cm (53 1/8 x 27 15/16in.)
Other (Image): 70 x 41cm (27 9/16 x 16 1/8in.)
Credit LineThe Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection
Accession number47.281
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ClassificationsPaintings
Collections
InscriptionsOn obverse, in Tibetan, at the base of the painting, a long inscription - to be read.
Provenance1947, Elizabeth Day McCormick, Chicago, IL; 1947, gift of McCormick to the MFA. (Accession Date: March 29, 1947)