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.