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Vairocana Buddha
Central Tibetan, Tsang Province
15th century
Object Place: Tibet
Medium/Technique
Distemper on cotton
Dimensions
38.71 x 34.29 cm (15 1/4 x 13 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of John Goelet
Accession Number67.851
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsPaintings
DescriptionPainting with decorative borders, mounted on support panel. Would have originally been in thangka format.
The Buddha Vairocana sits on an elaborate throne with his hands in the gesture of teaching. Lotus flowers appear above his shoulders, with a golden pot -- one of the Buddha's attributes -- on the left lotus. The central figure is surrounded by medallions framing figures of the Tathagata Buddhas and mortal religious leaders.
Like many of the thangkas given to the Museum by John Goelet, this painting relates to those made by Newari artists in the Tibetan monastery of Ngor, in Tsang province, in the fifteenth century.
The Buddha Vairocana sits on an elaborate throne with his hands in the gesture of teaching. Lotus flowers appear above his shoulders, with a golden pot -- one of the Buddha's attributes -- on the left lotus. The central figure is surrounded by medallions framing figures of the Tathagata Buddhas and mortal religious leaders.
Like many of the thangkas given to the Museum by John Goelet, this painting relates to those made by Newari artists in the Tibetan monastery of Ngor, in Tsang province, in the fifteenth century.
ProvenanceBy 1967, John Goelet, New York, NY; 1967, gift of Goelet to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 13, 1967)