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Yong Zin Khon Shogpel: Seventh Abbot of Ngor Monastary

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a colorful painting of a Buddhist monk sitting cross-legged on a throne-like seat. The monk is wearing orange robes and a red scarf around his neck. He is seated in the center of the image with his hands held together in front of him. The monk is surrounded by a large red arch with a green circle around his head. Inside the green circle is a blue ring and outside the red arch is a blue background with a border of smaller orange arches containing seated monks. The bottom of the image features two white elephants and additional seated monks within smaller arches. The overall border of the image is orange. The monk depicted is Yong Zin Khon Shogpel, the Seventh Abbot of Ngor Monastary.

Artwork Details

Date
16th century
Medium
Distemper and gold on cloth
Culture
Tibet
Dimensions
530 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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