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The lama Changkya Hutuktu

1800-1900

Asian Art Museum

Asian Art Museum
San Francisco, United States

Framed minatures such as these are for worship on family altars. Guan Di was a 3rd-century Chinese general who was later deified as the God of War. Introduced into the Tibetan pantheon during the Qing dynasty (1644-1911), he was worshipped as the guardian of the empire.
Jangjya Khutuktu Rolpay Dorje (1717-86) was the highest incarnation among the Yellow Hat Sect (Gelug-pa) in Inner Mongolia during the Qing dynasty. He was a great scholar and the State Preceptor of the Qianlong Emperor of China.

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  • Title: The lama Changkya Hutuktu
  • Date Created: 1800-1900
  • Location Created: Mongolia
  • Physical Dimensions: H. 2 7/8 in x W. 2 3/8 in, H. 7.9 cm x W. 6.0 cm
  • Rights: Public Domain
  • Medium: Colors on paper
  • Credit Line: Asian Art Museum, Gift of Judge and Mrs. Robert A. Fugazi, 1992.27
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