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View full screenThangka or temple painting showing the God of Knowledge holding a sword to destroy Ignorance, in distemper colours on paper mounted on silk with rollers: China, Tibet Autonomous Region, Xigaze Prefecture, Gyangze, Pelkor Chode Monastery, Tibetan
A.1905.357
Pelkor Chode Monastery, Gyantse, Xigaze Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China, East Asia
Tibetan
Distemper colours on paper mounted on silk with rollers
Depicted: God of Knowledge
Depicted: Ignorance