Rato Machhendranath; Medium: Religious Complexity on Cloth

Rato Machhendranath; Medium: Religious Complexity on Cloth
Avalokiteshvara - Rakta Lokeshvara Red Lord of the World, Nepal, 1800 - 1899; Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton (Collection of Rubin Museum of Art
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This article is part of Art Speaks, an Epoch Times global art exploration project.
This article is part of Art Speaks, an Epoch Times global art exploration project.

Throughout much of Asia—and over the course of several centuries—the Newars of the Kathmandu Valley have been held in the highest regard for their artistic prowess and sought after by wealthy patrons of various national, ethnic, and religious backgrounds.

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