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Thangka

CultureTibetan
Dateca. 1850-1890
MediumSilk, cloth, thread, and pigment
DimensionsOverall: 34 1/4 × 24 1/4 × 1 1/8 inches (87 × 61.6 × 2.86 cm)
Credit LineGift of Ralph T. Coe Center for the Arts, 2025
Object number2025.56.125
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DescriptionTwo central figures in blue, likely depict Guhyasamaja and one of his female consorts. The figures are surrounded by a green landscape below and dark blue skies with clouds above.Provenance

Purchased at the Narantuul Market in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia by Alain Suits of Coyote's Paw, 2003;

Purchased from Coyote's Paw by Ralph T. Coe (1929-2010), June 1, 2006-2010;

His bequest to the Ralph T. Coe Center for the Arts, Santa Fe, NM, 2010-2025;

The Coe Center's gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2025.

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