| Accession Nr.: | 5615 |
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| Type: | painting |
| Date of production: |
19th century
Edo (Tokugawa) period |
| Place of production: | |
| Acquisition: | collected by Péter Vay |
| Materials/Techniques: | colours and gold on textile mounted on paper |
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| Dimensions: | height: 90.5 cm width: 37 cm |
The image shows the Historical Buddha (Sanskrit: Śākyamuni) and his two bodhisattva attendants. The Śākyamuni Buddha is seated on a tall
throne in the centre, his right hand raised in the gesture of dispelling fear. To the left of the main figure is the bodhisattva Fugen on a white
elephant, while on the right is the bodhisattva Monju sitting on a lion.
throne in the centre, his right hand raised in the gesture of dispelling fear. To the left of the main figure is the bodhisattva Fugen on a white
elephant, while on the right is the bodhisattva Monju sitting on a lion.