Framed painting depicting 4 armed Avalokiteshvara, or Chenrezig in Tibetan, in Sadaskari form, painted on yak skin. His principal hands are held together in prayer in front of his chest; the other arms are raised and he holds a rosary in his right hand and a lotus in the left.
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