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Shakyamuni Buddha
Tibetan
17th century
Object Place: Tibet
Medium/Technique
Color on cotton mounted as panel
Dimensions
158 x 77 cm (62 3/16 x 30 5/16 in.); Legacy dimension: 0.770 x 0.504 m
Credit Line
Bequest of Carleton E. Noyes
Accession Number50.3776
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsPaintings
DescriptionPainting without decorative borders, possibly originally in hanging scroll (thangka) format.
Gold-skinned Shakyamuni sits cross-legged on a lotus on a throne. His right hand is in the teaching gesture, his left is in dhyana mudra. He is surrounded on all sides by vignettes, apparently scenes from his life or past lives, including preaching scenes, a hell scene, and someone being pushed from a roof, all within a verdant landscape.
Possibly part of set with 26.242, 26.243, 26.244 and 29.659.
Gold-skinned Shakyamuni sits cross-legged on a lotus on a throne. His right hand is in the teaching gesture, his left is in dhyana mudra. He is surrounded on all sides by vignettes, apparently scenes from his life or past lives, including preaching scenes, a hell scene, and someone being pushed from a roof, all within a verdant landscape.
Possibly part of set with 26.242, 26.243, 26.244 and 29.659.
InscriptionsSmall gold inscriptions identifying scenes and color notations under paint in Chinese. Extensive inscription on reverse.
Provenance1950, Carleton E. Noyes, Cambridge, MA; 1950, gift of Noyes to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 14, 1950)