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Amitayus
Central Tibetan, probably Tsang
Second quarter of the 15th century
Object Place: Tibet
Medium/Technique
Distemper on cotton
Dimensions
Image: 137.2 × 114.3 cm (54 × 45 in.)
Framed: 166.2 × 135.9 cm (65 7/16 × 53 1/2 in.)
Framed: 166.2 × 135.9 cm (65 7/16 × 53 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of John Goelet
Accession Number67.828
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsPaintings
DescriptionPainting with decorative borders, mounted on support panel. Would have originally been in thangka format.
The red-skinned Amitayus sits on a lotus throne, holding a vessel containing the elixir of life. He is flanked by light-skinned Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara and blue-skinned Bodhisattva Mahasthamaprapta (a form of Vajrapani). Shrines in each of the four corners contain triads of Buddha and Bodhisattvas that echo the central image. The intervening spaces are occupied by other Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, Heavenly Kings, and monastic devotees.
The red-skinned Amitayus sits on a lotus throne, holding a vessel containing the elixir of life. He is flanked by light-skinned Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara and blue-skinned Bodhisattva Mahasthamaprapta (a form of Vajrapani). Shrines in each of the four corners contain triads of Buddha and Bodhisattvas that echo the central image. The intervening spaces are occupied by other Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, Heavenly Kings, and monastic devotees.
ProvenanceBy 1967, John Goelet, New York, NY; 1967, gift of Goelet to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 13, 1967)