Sakyamuni

anonymous, 1700 - 1800

The central figure in this thangka (Buddhist cloth painting) is Sakyamuni, the historical Buddha. He is surrounded above by monks and flanked either side by a bodhisattva. Below right are two guards and between them the blue figure of the god of wealth. The stupa above Sakyamuni contains a seated Ushnishavijaya, goddess of longevity. This thangka may well have been painted for a long-life ritual.

  • Artwork typepainting, tangka
  • Object numberAK-MAK-202
  • Dimensionsheight 59 cm x width 36.5 cm, height 116.5 cm x width 61 cm

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Sakyamuni

  • Object type

  • Object number

    AK-MAK-202

  • Description

    Schildering op doek (tangka), centrale figuur is Sakyamuni.

Creation

  • Creation

    anonymous, Tibet

  • Dating

    1700 - 1800

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Material and technique

  • Dimensions

    • height 59 cm x width 36.5 cm
    • height 116.5 cm x width 61 cm

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (gift of T.B. Roorda and Herman Visser)

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; donated by T.B. Roorda and Dr Herman Floris Eduard Visser to the Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst, 192?;{Note RMA.} from whom on loan to the museum, 1972

Documentation

  • Jan van Campen, 'Een tentoonstelling van Tibetaanse en Chinese kunst in 1920', Aziatische Kunst 55/3 (2025), pp. 15-20.

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