Windhorse prayer flag

Mongolian Collection

Accession Nr.: 95.48.3
Type: woodblock print; amulet
Date of production:
20th century
Place of production:
Materials: paper
Techniques: print
Dimensions: height: 11.2 cm
width: 16.5 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"'s (snow lion, dragon, tiger, Garuda bird) names in Tibetan in its four corners, and Tibetan text on the rest space.