Armor Shirt, from a Set of Initiation Cards (Tsakali)

Armor Shirt, from a Set of Initiation Cards (Tsakali)

14th/15th century · Tibet

Ink and watercolor on paper

Art Institute of Chicago · Medieval (500–1500) · CC0 · Margrette Dornbusch and Robert C. Ross Foundation endowments

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