Norton Simon Museum's First Large-Scale Exhibition of Himalayan Buddhist Art Opens

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Future Buddha Maitreya, Tibet, c. 1800. Opaque watercolor on cotton,
28 x 18-3/4 in. (71.1 x 47.6 cm). Norton Simon Museum, Gift of Pratap and Chitra Pal.

CALIFORNIA---The Norton Simon Museum presents its first large-scale exhibition of Himalayan Buddhist art. "In the Land of Snow: Buddhist Art of the Himalayas" brings together exceptional Buddhist sculpture and thangka paintings from India, Nepal and Tibet. Comprising nearly 40 works of art, mostly from the Museum’s collection but with several key loans, and spanning 1,300 years, the exhibition demonstrates the rich artistic history of the region. A highlight is the display of a monumental thangka, measuring over 20 feet in height, depicting the Buddha of the Future, Maitreya, flanked by the Eighth Dalai Lama, Jamphel Gyatso, and his tutor, Yongtsin Yeshe Gyaltsen. [link]