Mahasiddha Virupa (lived ca. 9th century)

Date18th century

Geographic OriginTibet

MediumAppliqué silk damask and velvets with cording and embroidery

DimensionsImage: H 50 5/8 x W 38 7/8 in. (H 128.6 x W 98.7 cm)
Framed: H 59 x W 49 1/4 x D 1 in. (H 149.9 x W 125.1 x D 2.5 cm)

Credit LinePurchase 1976 Wallace M. Scudder Bequest Fund and The Members' Fund

Object number76.188

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Exhibition History"Secrets of Buddhist Art: Tibet, Japan, and Korea", Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville, TN, 2/10 - 5/7/2017
"Secrets of Buddhist Art: Tibet, Japan, and Korea, Organized by the Newark Museum" Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville, Tennessee (February 10 - May 7, 2017).

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