Lhasa - Tibet Museum

The impressive Tibet Museum in Lhasa	"Exhibition of Past and Present Tibet of China"	Balloons outside the Tibet Museum	Main atrium of the Tibet Museum, Lhasa
Atrium, Tibet Museum	Bronze age pottery jar, found at Ningtri, Linzhi	Trangle-folded pottery jar - late neolithic, found at Karo, Chamdo	"A plane figure of a she-demon lying flat on the round"
Detail of the she-demon with a map superimposed	Sword (11th Century) and Shield, found at Guge ruins	Seal of Mongol prince Gorshi Khan (13-14th C)	Seal of Mongol prince Gorshi Khan (13-14th C)
16th C. ivory seal of imperial preceptor	Long scroll painting - "Delivering the Taizu of Ming to Heaven"	Thangka of Great Gentle Dharma lord 15th Century	Seal of the Great Fifth Dalai Lama, 17th Century
Seal of the Great Fifth Dalai Lama, 17th Century	29 Points of new imperial rules (Emperor Qianlong's 57th throneyear)	Golden lamp which was offered by Jangzhong Zheng to Dalai Lama	"The 17-point agreement on measures for peaceful liberation of Tibet" 23 May 1951
Letter from Chairman Mao to the Dalai Lama	Inscriptions of names on jade as presentation of a title to the 13th Dalai Lama by Nationalist China	Seal of the Imperial Perceptor (13-14th Century)	Seal of the Imperial Perceptor (13-14th Century)
Tri-lingual gold deal of the 5th Panchen Lama	Gold seal conferred on the 5th Panchen Lama by Qing Emperor Kangxi in 1713	Gold urn for lottery use when recognizing reincarnations of the Dalai Lamas and Panchen Lamas (18th C)	Gold urn for lottery use when recognizing reincarnations of the Dalai Lamas and Panchen Lamas (18th C)
Jade seal from the central government of Nationalist China to the 13th Dalai Lama	Tibetan book of scriptures	Biography of the Bodongs by high Lama Ge-Nyen Jigme written in gold	Amitayus 18th Century
Green Tara, 13-14th Century	Thangka painting	Thangka painting	Thangka painting
Sutra of Monastic Discipline	Mask of the god Palgon Dramsuk	Mask of the protector deity Mahakala, 17th C	Mask of Lord of the Cemetary, 17th C
8th C gilded copper statue of standing Shakyamuni	Standing Manjushri, 13th Century	Avalokitesvara, 13th C, in western Tibetan style	TibetOct08 709.jpg
Marjushri, 11th Century	Maitreya, 11th Century (Nepalese style)	One of the five Dhyani Buddhas, 14th C (Dansatu style)	One of the five Dhyani Buddhas, 14th C (Dansatu style)
Thangtong Gyelpo, founder of Tibetan opera, thangka	Tashi sholpa, the white mask sect of Tibetan opera	Costume - Tibetan opera	Hunter's dress in Tibetan opera
TibetOct08 731.jpg	Tibetan musical instruments	Shin-bone trumpet, Tibet	Divination by the Five Elements
Rotation of Planets in 17th Century Tibetan astrology	The Four Tibetan Medical Tantras by Yuthok	Tibetan book - Medical Vademecum by Changpa Namgyal Drasang, 14th C	Tibetan medicine - Anatomy
Human acupuntural points (Qing)	Thangka of Tibetan medical instruments	Tibetan medicaments	Statuette of Yamantaka
Yamantaka, the Conqueror of Death, one of the 8 Wrathful Guardians of Buddhism	Stone carving of Mahasiddha, 19th Century	Incense burner, 18th Century	Enamelled offering bottle
Mandala of Sosor drangma, 13-14th Century	Thangka of Avalokitesvara, 18th Century	Thangka of the Great Fifth Dalai Lama, 18th Century	Thangka of the Great Fifth Dalai Lama, 18th Century
Thangka of Kalachakra, 18th Century	Thangka of Yamantaka	Yamantaka, the Conqueror of Death, one of the 8 Wrathful Guardians of Buddhism	White Tara (silk applique) 15th Century
Panchen Lama Lobsang Chokyi Gyantsan, 19th Century	Tangka of Master Lekden Jed woven on brocade with silk thread	The only female Wrathful Guardian, Palden Lhamo (Shri Devi)	The God of Medicine
What would appear to be a strange combination...	Traditional costume	Tibetan boots	Tibetan monk shoes
Ornate costume	Silver kettle	Fancy pot	Ornate pot
Scene of a Tibetan nomad's camp	Boat made of skins	Temporary exhibition of contemporary art, Tibet Museum	Elaborate Jade Exhibition of Yuan Ming Qing Dynasty
Seal of State Tutor of Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368) in charge of Buddhism, green jade	Jade seal	Oblate flash with lotus motif and dragon-shaped ring handles, Yuan Dynasty	Gu, a type of food vessel, with design of a figure and a unicorn, yellow jade, Qing Dyansty
Jade exhibition, Tibet Museum	Divine unicorn, jadeite, Qing Dyansty	Lying Buddha, white marble, Qing Dynasty	Lying Buddha, white marble, Qing Dynasty
"Happiness of Fisherman" in white jade, Qing Dynasty	Statuette in rose quartz of a lady playing with a lion	Ruyi scepter inlaid with 100 gold characters, dark green jade, Qing	Elaborate Ceramic Exhibition of Ming and Qing Dynasty, Tibet Museum
Famille rose Tibetan-Sytel ewer decorated with Buddhist emblems over pink ground, Qianlong (1736-1796)	Blue and white bottle vase with design of interlocking lotus sprays in underglaze red	Chinese viewpoint throughout the museum regarding the "peaceful liberation of Tibet"	Tibet Museum wildlife natural history gallery
Tibet Museum wildlife natural history gallery	Tibet Museum wildlife natural history gallery	Tibet Museum wildlife natural history gallery	Tibet Museum wildlife natural history gallery
Tibet Museum	Chinese version of Tibetan History, Tibet Museum	"Tibet is Inalienable in History"	Chinese version of Tibet history - "separatist rules" 846-1260 AD
"the saga local government" 1260-1354	"the pamozhuba local administration" 1354-1618	"the gedanphzhang local administration in tibet" 1642-1951	Map of the Tibet Autonomous Region