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Green Tara
Tibet, early 13th Century
Medium: color on canvas
Measurements: Overall: 52.4cm x 43.2cm
Date: 1200s
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund by exchange, from Doris Wiener Gallery 1970.156
Location: Gallery 115

Tibet

The museum's expanding Tibetan collection provides greater understanding of the unique contributions to Buddhist faith by synthesizing artistic foundations of both Tibet and India.

Arguably one of the most beautiful and significant Tibetan thangka's in the world, the Thangka with Green Tara, 13th century illustrates the importance of Nepalese influence in Tibetan painting.

In addition, the portrait sculptures such as--Portrait of Lama Rinchen-Pel (1143-1217), founder of the Drigung Monastery, Central Tibet, 1200s--emphasize the importance of indigenous, native traditions.

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