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Date(s)
- [1960-1990] (Creation)
- 1400-1499 (Creation)
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Extent and medium
1 plate measuring 35 x 27cm, printed on thick paper
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Repository
Archival history
It is unknown where, and by whom, this plate was produced.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
It is unknown how this came to be part of the Collections.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
A plate of part of the 'Akshobhya in his Abhirati Heaven', the 15th century image from Western Tibet (Guge) which is found in the Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection now in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. This plate shows only the bottom left… read more
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Open. Please contact the archivist. Details can be found here : https://royalasiaticarchives.org/. The archive is open on Tuesdays and Fridays 10-5, and Thursdays 2-5. Access is to any researcher without appointment but it will help if an appointment is… read more
Conditions governing reproduction
Digital photography (without flash) for research purposes may be permitted upon completion of a copyright declaration form, and with respect to current UK copyright law.
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
The original painting can be found in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
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Dates of creation revision deletion
This catalogue was created by Nancy Charley, RAS Archivist, in 2024.
Archivist's note
The information concerning this image was taken from Pratapaditya Pal's Art of Tibet, Los Angeles County Museum of Art and University of California Press, 1983, pp. 139-141.