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Assembly of Buddhist Deities

Assembly of Buddhist Deities

1846
Overall: 78 x 216 cm (30 11/16 x 85 1/16 in.)
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

The inscription below, even though partly erased, tells us that the painting was hung in the monks’ residential hall.

Description

The central deity in this Buddhist painting is Sākyamuni Buddha, given that he is displaying the earth-touching hand gesture. He is surrounded by several bodhisattvas and disciples. The inscription below, even though partly erased, tells us that the painting was created in 1846 and was hung in the monks’ residential hall.
  • ?–1918
    Purchased by Langdon Warner [1881–1955], as agent of the Cleveland Museum of Art
    1918–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Cunningham, Michael R. "The Korean Art Collection at the Cleveland Museum of Art: The Early Years," Korean Culture [= Hanʼguk munhwa] 17, no. 2 (Summer 1986). p. 27
    Treasures from Korea: Arts and Culture of the Joseon Dynasty, 1392-1910. Philadelphia: Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2014.
    Yi, Yong-yoon. “Bokjang Dedicated to Buddhist Paintings of the Late Joseon Period [조선후기 佛畵의 腹藏 연구].” Misulsahak yeongu (2016): 121-154. www.dbpia.co.kr
    Ch'a, Mi-rae, Kwi-suk An, Cleveland Museum of Art, and 국외소재문화재재단. The Korean Collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art. Edited by An Min-hŭi. First edition, English ed. Overseas Korean Cultural Heritage Series, 16. Seoul, Republic of Korea: Overseas Korean Cultural Heritage Foundation, 2021. Mentioned and reproduced: p. 162, no. 105
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Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1918.541