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The Buddha Shakyamuni Seated upon an Elaborate Lotus Throne with Shakyamuni Repeated in Corners
Lamaist-Tibetan
18th century
Object Place: Tibet
Medium/Technique
Distemper on cotton and gold
Dimensions
137 x 81 cm (53 15/16 x 31 7/8 in.); Legacy dimension: H: .680; W: .430
Credit Line
Asiatic Curator's Fund
Accession Number59.286
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsPaintings
DescriptionPainting in hanging scroll (thangka) format, with streamers, veil and decorative stitched borders, belongs to a set of eleven thangkas.
Painting with decorative borders, mounted on support panel. Would have originally been in thangka format. Shakyamuni Buddha sits with his right hand in bhumisparsa mudra and his left hand in dhyana mudra. He has a chakra on the palm of his hand. He sits on an elaborate lotus throne and emanates green and blue light rays. The throne back consists of foliage populated by elephants, lions, kinnaras, and makaras. There is an offering table before the Buddha. Below, two monks, the disciples of the Buddha stand holding staffs and begging bowls. Above the Buddha is a Garuda holding a jewel and a canopy. To the left and right are Buddhas making the dharmachakra mudra. At the bottom of the painting, two deer appear beside a dharmachakra on a lotus, amidst offerings.
Painting with decorative borders, mounted on support panel. Would have originally been in thangka format. Shakyamuni Buddha sits with his right hand in bhumisparsa mudra and his left hand in dhyana mudra. He has a chakra on the palm of his hand. He sits on an elaborate lotus throne and emanates green and blue light rays. The throne back consists of foliage populated by elephants, lions, kinnaras, and makaras. There is an offering table before the Buddha. Below, two monks, the disciples of the Buddha stand holding staffs and begging bowls. Above the Buddha is a Garuda holding a jewel and a canopy. To the left and right are Buddhas making the dharmachakra mudra. At the bottom of the painting, two deer appear beside a dharmachakra on a lotus, amidst offerings.
Provenance1959, purchased by David Macdonald, Kalimpong, West Bengal; 1959, gift of the Asiatic Curator's Fund to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 14, 1959)