Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Buddha

སངས་རྒྱས། 佛陀
(item no. 57601)
Origin Location Tibet
Date Range 1800 - 1899
Lineages Buddhist
Size 39x39cm (15.35x15.35in)
Material Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection National Gallery in Prague
Catalogue # Inv. No. Vm 5638; Aquired 1983, originally the Vojtech Chytil Collection
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Deity

Interpretation / Description

Buddha surrounded by two hundred Buddhas belonging to the group known as the Thousand Buddhas of this Eon. This composition likely belongs to a set of five paintings depicting all one thousand buddhas.

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