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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