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Photography by Bruce M. White. The Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art. 2013.

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Photography by Bruce M. White. The Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art. 2008.

12th century

Photography by David De Armas Photography. The Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art. 2018.

15th century

Photography by David De Armas Photography. The Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art. 2019.

Avalokiteshvara Padmapani

ca. 9th century

Photograph by David De Armas, Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art, 2012

Phakmo Drupa Dorje Gyelpo (1110-1170) with His Previous Incarnations and Episodes from His Life

ca. 1270

Photography by Bruce M. White. The Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art. 2008.

Abbot Lhachok Sengge (1468-1535)

ca. 16th century

Photograph by David De Armas, Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art, 2014

Black Cloak Mahakala

Situ Panchen

18th century

Photograph by David De Armas, Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art, 2012

Ninth Karmapa, Wangchuk Dorje (1555–1603)

ca. 1590

Photograph by David De Armas, Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art, 2018

Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (After Situ Panchen's (1700–1774) set of Eight Great Bodhisattvas)

19th century

Photography by David De Armas Photography. The Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art. 2017.

Orgyen Dorje Chang, One of the Eight Manifestations of Padmasambhava

19th century

Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art

Fourth Demo Rinpoche, Lhawang Gyeltsen (1631–1668)

Dated by inscription, 1667

Photograph by David De Armas, Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art, 2012.

Treasure Revealer Terdak Lingpa (1646–1714)

early 18th century

Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art, C2012.6.14

Faceted Metal Prayer Beads

ca. 1800