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Unidentified Newari painter

The paubha was made for the Newar Buddhist Laksha Chaitya ritual in the Kathmandu Valley. Its inscription records the ceremony, while the painting includes a priest and sponsoring group. The artist is unknown, but the connection with collective ritual patronage survives.

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Ushnishavijaya Within a Chaitya, Commemorating the Laksha Chaitya Vrata (Thousand Chaitya Ritual), with Dated Inscription — Unidentified Newari painterUnidentified Newari painter

Ushnishavijaya Within a Chaitya, Commemorating the Laksha Chaitya Vrata (Thousand Chaitya Ritual), with Dated Inscription

1513

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