id:			136332
accession number:	1960.206
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1960.206
updated:		2024-03-26 01:58:48.366000

Vajradhara, Nairatmya, and Mahasiddhas Virupa and Kanha, c. 1450. Central Tibet, Ngor monastery. Gum tempera and gold on cotton; framed: 74.8 x 59.8 cm (29 7/16 x 23 9/16 in.); overall: 57.5 x 50.2 cm (22 5/8 x 19 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1960.206

title:				Vajradhara, Nairatmya, and Mahasiddhas Virupa and Kanha
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creation date:			c. 1450
creation date earliest:		1445
creation date latest:		1455
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creditline:			Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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culture:	Central Tibet, Ngor monastery
technique:	Gum tempera and gold on cotton
department:	Indian and Southeast Asian Art
collection:	Tibetan Art
type:		Painting
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measurements: Framed: 74.8 x 59.8 cm (29 7/16 x 23 9/16 in.); Overall: 57.5 x 50.2 cm (22 5/8 x 19 3/4 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Focus: Tantra in Buddhist Art
	opening date:   2013-05-05T00:00:00
	<i>Focus: Tantra in Buddhist Art</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 5-September 15, 2013).

	title:		Himalayan Gallery 237 Rotation: August 2020-March 2021
	opening date:   2020-08-14T04:00:00
	<i>Himalayan Gallery 237 Rotation: August 2020-March 2021</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 14, 2020-March 7, 2021).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': "<em>Dieux et Démons de l'Himâlaya: Art du Bouddhisme Lamaïque</em>. Grand-Palais, Paris, France (March 25–June 27, 1977).", 'opening_date': '1977-06-27T00:00:00'}

* {'description': "<em>Dieux et Démons de l'Himâlaya: Art du Bouddhisme Lamaïque</em> [title in Germany: <em>Tibet, Kunst des Buddhismus</em>]. Haus der Kunst, Munich (August 5–October 16, 1977).", 'opening_date': '1977-10-16T00:00:00'}

* {'description': '<em>Main Asian Rotation (Gallery 239)</em>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (July 1–December 22, 2014).', 'opening_date': '2014-12-22T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	(C.L. Bharany, Calcutta [Kolkata], India, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
	date: ?–1960
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1960–
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