DepartmentAsia

Avalokiteshvara

NamePainting

Artist Lama Gyurme Rabgyes

CultureTibetan American

DateDecember 30, 2013

Place madeSanta Fe, New Mexico, United States, North America

MediumStone, paint, ink

Dimensions5 7/8 × 3 15/16 × 2 3/4 in. (15 × 10 × 7 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of Lama Gyurme Rabgyes, A.2014.19.1

Object numberA.2014.19.1

ProvenanceMade by the artist as a gift to the curator, Felicia Katz-Harris

DescriptionMulti-mineral stone with image of Avalokiteshvara bodhisattva painted onto white surface of the stone in black ink. Image is accompanied by the mantra, "Om Mani Padme Hum." On the reverse of the stone, a written blessing is painted as well as the date and artist's signature.