A Masterpiece Restored: LACMA's Tibetan Painting of Yama and Yami
Yama & Yami Home
LACMA's Tibetan and Nepalese paintings
A Rare and Accomplished Painting
Esoteric Imagery
Protectors of the Monastery
Why is conservation needed?
The Conservation Process
LACMA's Tibetan and Nepalese paintings
A Rare and Accomplished Painting
Esoteric Imagery
Protectors of the Monastery
Why is conservation needed?
The Conservation Process
Esoteric Imagery
Traditionally, the Tantric or Esoteric symbolism used in Tibetan art was understood only by advanced Buddhist practitioners. Click on the hotspots below to learn more about the symbolic imagery in this painting.