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Choying Dorje (the Tenth Karmapa)

17th century · Ivory · Asian Art

This image belongs to a small group of sculptures and paintings believed to have been made by Chosying Dorje (1604–1674), the Tenth Karmapa and spiritual head of the Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism. It is in the Kashmiri style, reflecting interregional influences at work across Tibet.

Artist

Choying Dorje (the Tenth Karmapa)

Date

17th century

Medium

Ivory

Culture

Tibet

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Louis V. Bell and Dodge Funds, 1972