Painted Banner (Thangka) of Lineage Painting of Two Lamas in Debate
Unknown
c. 1500
Medium
Pigment on cloth
Dimensions
Image: 58.9 × 51 cm (23 3/16 × 20 1/16 in.); Overall: 81.3 × 61 cm (32 × 24 in.)
Classification
painting
Department
Arts of Asia
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
144970
About the Artist
Unknown
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