Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Shakyamuni Buddha

ཤཱཀྱ་ཐུབ་པ། 释迦牟尼佛
(item no. 65752)
Origin Location China
Date Range 1800 - 1899
Lineages Buddhist
Material Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection Rubin Museum of Art
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Person

Interpretation / Description

Shakyamuni Buddha (Tibetan: sha kya tu pa, sang gye): representing the famous sculptural image in the Jowo Lhakang in Lhasa, Tibet. The two other images on either side also represent famous Lhasa metalwork sculpture.

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Thematic Sets
Shakyamuni Buddha: Main Page
Collection of Rubin Museum of Art: Painting Gallery 4
Shakyamuni Buddha: Jowo Depictions Page (Lhasa)
Subject: Art Depicted in Art
Subject: Art Depicted in Art (Paintings of Known Sculpture)