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A SILK PAINTING OF SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA
TIBET, 18TH CENTURY
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A SILK PAINTING OF SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA
TIBET, 18TH CENTURY
Shakyamuni Buddha seated in dhyanasana on a double lotus base, with a serene expression backed by a nimbus and throneback with various animals, flanked by disciples Shariputra on his right and Maudgalyayana on his left, with ten teachers of the Sakya Lamdre lineage seated above the throne
Opaque pigments and gold on silk
22 x 16 ½ in. (56 x 42 cm.)
TIBET, 18TH CENTURY
Shakyamuni Buddha seated in dhyanasana on a double lotus base, with a serene expression backed by a nimbus and throneback with various animals, flanked by disciples Shariputra on his right and Maudgalyayana on his left, with ten teachers of the Sakya Lamdre lineage seated above the throne
Opaque pigments and gold on silk
22 x 16 ½ in. (56 x 42 cm.)
Provenance
The Shelley and Donald Rubin Collection, acquired in New York, 7 September 1995
Rubin Museum of Art, gifted from the above in 2006
Rubin Museum of Art, gifted from the above in 2006
Literature
Himalayan Art Resource (himalayanart.org), item no. 175
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Sandhya Jain-Patel