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Buddha Amitayus
Tibetan
18th century
Object Place: Tibet
Medium/Technique
Distemper and gold on cotton, mounted with silk brocades, silk dust cover, wood dowel, brass knobs, and leather corner tabs
Dimensions
126 x 75 cm (49 5/8 x 29 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of George and Verena Rybicki, in memory of William Stanley and Janet Morgan
Accession Number1992.236
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsPaintings
DescriptionPainting in hanging scroll (thangka) format, with streamers, veil and decorative stitched borders.
The Buddha Amitayus sits cross-legged on a lotus seat. He is red in color, his hands in dhyana mudra holding a vase filled with amrita with a red lotus on top. He wears Bodhisattva ornaments and is surrounded by radiating golden rays and a foliate aureole of gold and green gemstones. This is surrounded by lotus flowers and foliage. Above are pastel clouds, sun and moon. Below are hills, tiny deer, and a lotus supporting offerings. The inner brocades differ from those used on other paintings in this set. For another image of Amitayus in this set, see 1992. 237.
The Buddha Amitayus sits cross-legged on a lotus seat. He is red in color, his hands in dhyana mudra holding a vase filled with amrita with a red lotus on top. He wears Bodhisattva ornaments and is surrounded by radiating golden rays and a foliate aureole of gold and green gemstones. This is surrounded by lotus flowers and foliage. Above are pastel clouds, sun and moon. Below are hills, tiny deer, and a lotus supporting offerings. The inner brocades differ from those used on other paintings in this set. For another image of Amitayus in this set, see 1992. 237.
InscriptionsOn reverse, in Tibetan, "Om, Ah, Hum" written on back of main figure.
Provenance1992, George and Verena Rybicki, Lexington, MA; 1992, gift of Rybicki to the MFA in memory of William Stanley and Janet Morgan. (Accession Date: May 26, 1992)