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Shakyamuni and Scenes of Life
Tibetan
17th century
Object Place: Tibet/China
Medium/Technique
Distemper on cotton
Dimensions
132 x 76.5 cm (51 15/16 x 30 1/8 in.); Legacy dimension: 0.781 x 0.516 m
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number26.244
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsPaintings
DescriptionPainting without decorative borders, possibly originally in thangka format.
Sakyamuni sits on lotus throne in bhumisparsa and dhyana mudra. He is surrounded by scenes, from his life or from jataka stories, set in verdant landscape. Very Chinese in style. Condition: so-so, some losses. Obverse: small gold inscriptions identifying scenes. Part of set with 26.242 and 26.243. Possibly also 29.659 and 50.3776.
Sakyamuni sits on lotus throne in bhumisparsa and dhyana mudra. He is surrounded by scenes, from his life or from jataka stories, set in verdant landscape. Very Chinese in style. Condition: so-so, some losses. Obverse: small gold inscriptions identifying scenes. Part of set with 26.242 and 26.243. Possibly also 29.659 and 50.3776.
InscriptionsSmall gold inscriptions identifying scenes and color notations under paint in Chinese.
Provenance1926, Denman Waldo Ross, Cambridge, MA; 1926, gift of Ross to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 2, 1926)