Author Archives: Ariunaa Jargalsaikhan

The Sublime Sculptures of Undur Gegeen Zanabazar

Much of East Asian art history is undeniably linked to Buddhism, and Mongolia is no exception. The gilt-bronze sculptures of Gombodorjiin Ishdorj (1635–1723), better known as Undur Gegeen Zanabazar, a 17th-century Mongolian Head of State and Faith, are an integral part of Buddhist art history. His sculptures express the human and divine qualities of the […]