Standing Buddha
Accession Nr.: | 2016.26.1 |
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Type: | painting; textile; hanging scroll ; textile arts |
Date of production: |
19th century
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Materials/Techniques: | painted on a textile base with silk edging |
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Dimensions: | height: 280 cm width: 95. 5 cm |
The large scroll depicts the standing figure of Buddha on a textile decorated pedestal. He is wearing a red monastic robe, his right hand raised in a fear-relieving posture (Skt.: abhaja mudra) in front of his chest, his head adorned with a flaming gem (Skt.: cintamani). The background of the lower two-thirds of the plane is decorated with tiny flowers, while in the upper corners a celestial figure holding lotus buds floats among the clouds.