A PAINTING OF THE MEDICINE BUDDHA PURELAND
A PAINTING OF THE MEDICINE BUDDHA PURELAND
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TIBETAN PAINTINGS FROM THE COLLECTION OF RALPH GLASGAL (LOTS 401-416)
A PAINTING OF THE MEDICINE BUDDHA PURELAND

EASTERN TIBET, 18TH CENTURY

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A PAINTING OF THE MEDICINE BUDDHA PURELAND
EASTERN TIBET, 18TH CENTURY
27 x 18 5⁄8 in. (68.6 x 47.3 cm.)
Literature
Himalayan Art Resources, item no. 24763.

Lot Essay

The present painting depicts Bhaisajyaguru, the Medicine Buddha, seated in a palace in the pure land of Vaiduryanirbhasa. He clutches the stem of an aruna fruit in his right hand, and supports a medicine bowl in his left. Within the grounds of the palace, he is surrounded by a multitude of buddhas and devotees gathered to hear their teachings. Outside the palace grounds, numerous monks and siddhas meditate in their cave and mountain hermitages. The triangular-form mountains and Chinese-style landscape indicate the present painting was likely painted in the eastern regions of Tibet.

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