Windhorse prayer flag

Mongolian Collection

Accession Nr.: 8031
Type: woodblock print
Date of production:
ca. 1930
Place of production:
Materials: paper
Techniques: print
Dimensions: height: 18 cm
width: 36 cm
The prayer flag (Tib.: rlung-rta, Mong./Khalkha.: kei mori/xiimori) made with black paint on Chinese paper has the Wind Horse (Tib: rta mchog) in the middle, the "Four Strong" (snow lion, dragon, tiger, Garuda bird) in its four corners, and Tibetan text on the rest space.