Painted Banner (Thangka) of Vajrasattva Mandala

Painted Banner (Thangka) of Vajrasattva Mandala

15th century · Tibet

Pigment on cloth

Art Institute of Chicago · Medieval (500–1500) · CC0 · Otto Doering III Fund

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