A 14th century copper alloy sculpture from Western Tibet or Ladakh titled "The Spiritual Master Padmasambhava," roughly two feet high, inlaid with copper and silver. Held today by the Metropolitan Museum of Art under accession 2012.459, Asian Art department, acquired in 2012 with the Zimmerman Family Collection and several named purchase funds.
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Custody
Current LocationThe Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York 1 Current CustodianThe Metropolitan Museum of Art 1 Custody HistoryZimmerman Family Collection, Purchase, Lila Acheson Wallace, The Vincent Astor Foundation, Eliot C. Nolen, T. Rowe Price Services, Inc. and Sir Joseph Hotung Gifts; Seymour and The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Foundation Funds, 2012 1 Origins
Date of Creation RegionWestern Tibet or Ladakh 1 Subject Matter
Depicted SubjectPadmasambhava, the eighth-century tantric master revered as a founder of Tibetan Buddhism 1 Attributions
TraditionTibetan Vajrayana Buddhism 1 Physical Form
MediumCopper alloy with copper and silver inlay 1 DimensionsH. 23 3/4 in. (60.3 cm); W. 18 3/4 in. (47.6 cm); D. 13 in. (33 cm) 1 Rights and Reproduction
Reproduction and CopyrightThe Metropolitan Museum of Art has designated this work as being in the public domain and makes it available through its Open Access policy; no permission is required for reproduction. 1 Medium (class) Connections
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Source The Spiritual Master Padmasambhava, accession 2012.459 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Depicts
The Met's own title for this sculpture names the subject outright, "The Spiritual Master Padmasambhava," a narrative identification rather than a bare tag.
Source The Spiritual Master Padmasambhava, accession 2012.459 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Originated In
Tibet, Regions Source The Spiritual Master Padmasambhava, accession 2012.459 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Sources
1. The Spiritual Master Padmasambhava, accession 2012.459 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Metropolitan Museum of Art- accession 2012.459
catalogue record, medium/object-type description
A 14th century copper alloy sculpture from Western Tibet or Ladakh titled "The Spiritual Master Padmasambhava," roughly two feet high, inlaid with copper and silver.
Originated In: Tibet, Object record: Culture
Culture: Western Tibet or Ladakh
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