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BABY CLOTHES AND OTHER POSSESSIONS OF ÖNDÖR GEGEEN DSANABADSAR — Brocade (taj magnag) del mantel of Dsanabadsar made by anonymous craftsman in the 17" century. It might have been made from 1662-1722 during the reign of the Manchu Emperor, Kang-xi. Acknowledged as precious heritage of the Mongolian nation, No. 595. Size: 149x100 cm. No. 24-6-118 or 24-8-102.°° — The personal signet of Dsanabadsar (Büxnig yalagë oëir barigë Janabajarin tamga) and its box made by anonymous artist in the 17" century or from 16621722 during the reign of the Manchu Emperor, Kang-xi. Size of the seal: 10 cm, 5.2x5.2 cm. Weight: 275 g. Size ofthe box: 11 cm, 6.3x6.5 cm, Weight: 370 g. No. 24-8-102.% — Ebony chair given to Dsanabadsar by the Manchu Emperor, Kang-xi (1663-1722). It represents the 12 symbols of the animals year cycle. Dondogdulam, the wife of the Bogd Xän also used it as her portrait by B. Saraw shows. Acknowledged as precious heritage of the Mongolian nation. Size: 180 cm. No. 102. 7-108.*' The Fine Arts Janabajar Museum opened in 1966 and preserves the following items of Dsanabadsar: — Yellow silken shirt (camc) of Ondér Gegeen Dsanabadsar with green and blue lining. Acknowledged as precious heritage of the Mongolian nation, No. 607. Size: 69x166 cm. 87.01.05. — Hand prints of Ondér gegeen Dsanabadsar (mutrin dardas) with mineral pigment on silk and a Tibetan inscription saying that these are the hand prints of Ondér Gegeen Dsanabadsar. Made by Öndör Gegeen in the 18" century. Acknowledged as precious heritage of the Mongolian nation, No. 606. Size: 33x43 cm. No. 76.16.767.” Gandantegéenlin Monastery in Ulaanbaatar houses mainly statues related to Dsanabadsar, but some monasteries in the countryside contain objects of everyday use as well. For instance, Erdene Ji Monastery and its museum have a piece of a gown, a silk with Vajrapäni, a vajra and a bell, and the eight stupas related to Dsanabadsar. Sanxni Barin xiiré monastery preserves a small monk robe worn by Dsanabadsar at the age of three, a pair of small cymbals, and a horn musical instrument (ganlin biiré) he made. In Té6wx6n monastery remained the footprint (Tib. zhabs) of the boots of Dsanabadsar and his disciple and his throne (Tib. seng khri) on the rock as well as his meditation cave. The Museum of Xenti Province preserves a gun. O. Battuya, the director of the museum claims that Dsanabadsar made to prepare three kinds of guns when writing the Jinlawcogjol prayer (Tib. Byin rlabs mchog stsol). One of them was a gun with red Bat-Erdene, DaSdemberel — Mendsaixan, Otgonstiren: Bogd xani ordon mujyei, p. 37. Bat-Erdene, DaSdemberel — Mendsaixan, Otgonstiren: Bogd xani ordon mujyei, p. 214. ‘| Altannawé, D.: Bogd Khaan Palace Museum. A Brief Guide. Ulanbatar 2001, p. 17. Sarül, Namsraijamc — Sarantuyä, Urtnasan — Ménxjul, Jargalsaixan — Cedma, D.: Janabajarin neremjit Diirslex urlagin mujyein Xosgiii iinet biitéliid. The Fine Arts Zanabazar Museum, Admon Print, Ulaanbaatar 2013, pp. 142-143. 99
