元 佚名 釋迦三尊圖 軸, Sakyamuni and Attendant Bodhisattvas in a Landscape, Unidentified Artist Chinese, late 13th–early 14th c

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元 佚名 釋迦三尊圖 軸, Sakyamuni and Attendant Bodhisattvas in a Landscape, Yuan dynasty (1271–1368), late 13th–early 14th century, China, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, Image: 38 x 19 1/4 in. ( x cm), Paintings, Unidentified Artist Chinese, This painting stands midway between the hieratic icons employed in formal temple ceremonies and the informal images that served Chan (or Zen) monks as personal devotional images for use in meditation. The intimate scale, informality of the figures' poses, and landscape setting link the painting to Chan-style depictions of Shakyamuni—the human origin of the Buddha—as an ascetic descending from the mountains just prior to achieving Buddhahood

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Size: 3452px × 5761px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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