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Shakyamuni with two attendants

1300s
Measurements
Overall: 293.5 x 136 cm (115 9/16 x 53 9/16 in.); Painting only: 218.4 x 112.8 cm (86 x 44 7/16 in.); with knobs: 293.5 x 144.2 cm (115 9/16 x 56 3/4 in.)
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This painting was made on 3 vertical panels of silk stitched together. The joins are visible just outside of Shakyamuni's left and right shoulders.

Description

The historic Buddha Shakyamuni is seated on an elaborately decorated pedestal and flanked by two attendants making gestures of devotion. The unknown artist used gold and deeply hued pigments to depict the luxurious fabrics, particularly the golden medallions of swirling dragons and clouds on the Buddha’s red robe.

The painting itself is mounted in a Buddhist style with two tiers of fine silk borders. The inner border of gold brocade on a cream background surrounds the painting. The outer border is yellow silk; decorative silk strips, called futai, dangle from the top hanging bar.
A vertically oriented hanging scroll depicts Buddha Shakyamuni with blue hair and light skin tone, seated cross-legged in the center. He wears a red robe with gold motifs, his right hand raised before a golden halo. Shakyamuni sits atop an elaborate pedestal featuring a crouching animal amidst red and green patterns. Flanking him are two smaller figures with light skin tones against a dark background. The scene is framed by a gold, patterned border.

Shakyamuni with two attendants

1300s

China, Yuan (1271-1368) or early Ming dynasty (1368-1644)

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