Painted Banner (Thangka) with the Medicine Buddha (Bhaishajyaguru)

Painted Banner (Thangka) with the Medicine Buddha (Bhaishajyaguru)

14th century · Tibet

Pigment and gold on cotton

Art Institute of Chicago · Medieval (500–1500) · CC0 · Kate S. Buckingham Fund

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