3. A manuscript illumination
Western Tibet
Circa 14th Century
Ink and pigment on black paper
Dimensions: 3 ½" x 4 ¾" (9x12cm)
The painting in mineral pigments on a black ground depicting Vairocana, chief of the five Dhyani Buddhas, seated within a double aureole, his hands in dharmacakra mudra (turning the Wheel of the Law).