Blue Beryl Medical Chart Artist: Unknown

19th century

Asian Art

Not on view

Medium

Ground mineral pigment on cotton

Dimensions

without mounting: 30 9/16 × 25 3/8 in. (77.7 × 64.5 cm)
with mounting: 48 1/16 × 44 5/16 in. (122 × 112.5 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Sherwin B. Nuland, M.D. 1955

Accession Number

2003.74.1

Geography

Tibet, China

Culture

Tibetan

Period

19th century

Classification

Paintings

Disclaimer

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Provenance
Acquired in Nepal by Sam Litzinger [see note 1]; given to Dr. Sherwin B. Nuland (1930–2014), Hamden, Conn.; given to the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., 2003

Note 1: According to Dr. Nuland, this work was purchased by Sam Litzinger during a trip to Nepal, and gifted to him.
Bibliography

  • John F. Avedon, The Buddha's Art of Healing: Tibetan Paintings Rediscovered (New York: Rizzoli International Publications, Inc., 1998).

Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
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Subject

chart

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