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Shakyamuni Buddha
Tibetan or Chinese
18th–19th century
Medium/Technique
Distemper on cotton; silk panel
Dimensions
122.5 x 79 cm (48 1/4 x 31 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Julia Bradford Huntington James Fund
Accession Number04.235
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsPaintings
DescriptionPainting with decorative borders, mounted on support panel. Would have originally been in thangka format.
Sakyamuni Buddha sits cross-legged on lotus throne making bhumi-sparsa and dhyana mudras. He is flanked by two monastic attendants. Above, at center is blue Vajradhara. At left is Buddha in teaching gesture. Below at center is pink Kubera (with mongoose and water pot). At left is green Tara making varada and dharma chakra mudras. At right is white Tara in same gesture.
Obverse: small gold inscriptions identifying figures.
Severely abraded but exquisite painting.
Sakyamuni Buddha sits cross-legged on lotus throne making bhumi-sparsa and dhyana mudras. He is flanked by two monastic attendants. Above, at center is blue Vajradhara. At left is Buddha in teaching gesture. Below at center is pink Kubera (with mongoose and water pot). At left is green Tara making varada and dharma chakra mudras. At right is white Tara in same gesture.
Obverse: small gold inscriptions identifying figures.
Severely abraded but exquisite painting.
Provenance1904, Bunkio Matsuki (1867-1940), Boston, MA; 1904, gift of the James Fund to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 24, 1904)