Tartarie - Le Lama des Tartares Mongols (Plate 14) (The Reincarnated Buddhist Lama of the Tatar Mongols (Buddhist spiritual leader - Changkya Khutukhtu))

Engraver	Augustin Francois Lemaitre (1797-1870)
Date	1848
Technique	Copper Engraving
Category	Uncategorized
Source	Tartarie, Beloutchistan, Boutan et Nepal par M.Dubeux, M.V.Valmont, Afghanistan par M.Xavier Raymond - L'Univers Pittoresque, Firmin Didot Freres, Editeurs, Paris

Description

This plate presents a lama (religious leader) of Mongol Tatars, seated in ceremonial pose with ritual objects.