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Bejeweled Buddha Preaching

1648
Gum tempera, ink, and gold on cloth

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FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG

Nepalese devotional paintings on cloth are called "paubha" in the Newari language.

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