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Amitabha surrounded by shrines and scenes of adoration of other Buddhas and Bodhisattvas
Tibetan
Early 19th century
Object Place: Tibet
Medium/Technique
Distemper and gold on cotton
Dimensions
Image: 81 × 65 cm (31 7/8 × 25 9/16 in.)
Mount: 129.3 × 76 cm (50 7/8 × 29 15/16 in.)
Overall: 129.3 × 77 cm (50 7/8 × 30 5/16 in.)
Mount: 129.3 × 76 cm (50 7/8 × 29 15/16 in.)
Overall: 129.3 × 77 cm (50 7/8 × 30 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of John Goelet
Accession Number67.849
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsPaintings
DescriptionPainting in hanging scroll (thangka) format, with streamers, veil and decorative stitched borders but no rod.
The Buddha Amitabha sits on a lotus holding the vessel of elixir. He is backed by a halo and flowers and trees, suggesting that the setting is Sukhavati, the western paradise. He is surounded by smaller figures of Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, and devotees. Heavenly figures sit above in the clouds. The image has a painted border of a red and gold cloud pattern.
The Buddha Amitabha sits on a lotus holding the vessel of elixir. He is backed by a halo and flowers and trees, suggesting that the setting is Sukhavati, the western paradise. He is surounded by smaller figures of Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, and devotees. Heavenly figures sit above in the clouds. The image has a painted border of a red and gold cloud pattern.
InscriptionsOn reverse, in Tibetan, "Om, ah, hum"
ProvenanceBy 1967, John Goelet, New York, NY; 1967, gift of Goelet to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 13, 1967)