Thangka

51-4-151

From: Tibet

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Native Name Thangka
Object Number 51-4-151
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Tibetan | Buddhist
Provenience Tibet
Date Made 19th Century
Section Asian
Iconography Sakyamuni Buddha | Peaches | Buddha of the Past | Buddha of the Future
Description

Painting. Sakyamuni Buddha as dispenser of long life. Note the peaches of immortality on the tree in the upper corners. Also, the Buddhas of the past and future. The whole picture then has emphasis on time and continuity. 51-4-139 to 153 are a set showing Sakyamuni Buddha in different aspects. Extremely interesting set, with long inscriptions and pagodas on the back of each painting. (Although mounted alike, internal evidence suggests more than one set here).

Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Robert R. Service, 1951
Other Number L-36 - Other Number

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