Manuscript Cover with Enshrined Sakyamuni Buddha with Hand in Earth Touching (Bhumisparsha) Mudra

Manuscript Cover with Enshrined Sakyamuni Buddha with Hand in Earth Touching (Bhumisparsha) Mudra

15th century · Tibet

Wood with traces of gilding

Art Institute of Chicago · Medieval (500–1500) · CC0 · Gift of Dr. & Mrs. Frederick Baekeland

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