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Shakyamuni Buddha
Tibetan
17th century
Object Place: Tibet/China
Medium/Technique
Distemper on cotton
Dimensions
132 x 76.5 cm (51 15/16 x 30 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number26.243
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsPaintings
DescriptionPainting without decorative borders, possibly originally in thangka format.
A seated Shakyamuni is the central figure of the composition. Sakyamuni sits cross-legged on lotus throne, making bhumi-sparsa and dhyana mudras. He is surrounded by scenes from his life and other stories, painted in a Chinese style. All set in verdant landscape. Part of set with 26.242 and 26.244. Possibly also 29.659 and 50.3776.
A seated Shakyamuni is the central figure of the composition. Sakyamuni sits cross-legged on lotus throne, making bhumi-sparsa and dhyana mudras. He is surrounded by scenes from his life and other stories, painted in a Chinese style. All set in verdant landscape. Part of set with 26.242 and 26.244. Possibly also 29.659 and 50.3776.
InscriptionsSmall gold inscriptions identifying scenes and color notations under paint in Chinese.
Provenance1926, Denman Waldo Ross, Cambridge, MA; 1926, gift of Ross to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 2, 1926)