Fonds SC63 - Plate of Akshobhya in his Abhirati Heaven

1 plate measuring 35 x 27cm, printed on thick paper

It is unknown where, and by whom, this plate was produced.

It is unknown how this came to be part of the Collections.

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 corner of the image. Pencilled on its surround is '165e'.

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The original painting can be found in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

This catalogue was created by Nancy Charley, RAS Archivist, in 2024.

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.