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尺寸：137 x 81 cm
年代：18世纪
质地：唐卡(Distemper on cotton and gold)
风格：西藏
来源：波士顿美术博物馆
参阅：外部链接
鉴赏：
The Buddha Shakyamuni Seated upon an Elaborate Lotus Throne with Shakyamuni Repeated in Corners
Lamaist-Tibetan (西藏密宗)
18th century

Description
Painting in hanging scroll (thangka) format, with streamers, veil and decorative stitched borders, belongs to a set of eleven thangkas.

Painting with decorative borders, mounted on support panel. Would have originally been in thangka format. Shakyamuni Buddha sits with his right hand in bhumisparsa mudra and his left hand in dhyana mudra. He has a chakra on the palm of his hand. He sits on an elaborate lotus throne and emanates green and blue light rays. The throne back consists of foliage populated by elephants, lions, kinnaras, and makaras. There is an offering table before the Buddha. Below, two monks, the disciples of the Buddha stand holding staffs and begging bowls. Above the Buddha is a Garuda holding a jewel and a canopy. To the left and right are Buddhas making the dharmachakra mudra. At the bottom of the painting, two deer appear beside a dharmachakra on a lotus, amidst offerings.

Provenance
1959, purchased by David Macdonald, Kalimpong, West Bengal; 1959, gift of the Asiatic Curator's Fund to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 14, 1959)