A recent acquisition of the Rubin Museum of Art, this work is a tour de force of Newar painting at its height. In near-perfect condition, it is number thirteen from a set of unknown size. It was commissioned by Ngorchen Kunga Zangpo (1382-1456) sometime between 1429 and 1456 to commemorate the passing of one of his principal spiritual teachers, Sazang Pagpa Shonnu Lodro, and was painted in Tibet at Ngor Monastery by six Newar artists, including the famous artist Wanguli and his brother. The painting depicts four of the forty-two mandalas of the Vajravali ritual text, compiled by the Indian Buddhist scholar Abhayakaragupta in the 11th century. The distinctive color combinations within the elaborate roundels, the intricately detailed miniature figures, and the vine patterns, as well as the geometric configuration of the four mandalas and surrounding retinue figures, are all characteristic of a master Newar painter. Beginning clock-wise from the top left is the mandala of Manjushri, followed by that of Shakyasimha, Vajrapani, and lastly Marichi.