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The Appearance of Shakyamuni (the Buddha) after His Death, Page from a Manuscript of the Majma' al-Tawarikh (Collection of Chronicles) of Hafiz-Abrucirca 1425

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Persian manuscript page with a painted scene showing two groups of dark-skinned figures in colorful robes seated on either side of a white pointed arch, surrounded by dense Persian script above and below
Manuscript page with Arabic script text in the upper half, ink slightly faded on aged cream paper. A circular stamp impression and ribbon-like smudge appear below the text block. Margins are worn with uneven edges.

Unknown, The Appearance of Shakyamuni (the Buddha) after His Death, Page from a Manuscript of the Majma' al-Tawarikh (Collection of Chronicles) of Hafiz-Abru, circa 1425, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection, gift of Joan Palevsky, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
The Appearance of Shakyamuni (the Buddha) after His Death, Page from a Manuscript of the Majma' al-Tawarikh (Collection of Chronicles) of Hafiz-Abru
Place Made
Afghanistan, Herat
Date Made
circa 1425
Medium
Ink, opaque watercolor on paper
Dimensions
13 x 8 3/4 in. (33 x 22.30 cm)
Credit Line
The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection, gift of Joan Palevsky
Accession Number
M.73.5.412
Classification
Manuscripts
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Islamic
Selected Bibliography
  • Pal, Pratapaditya, ed. Islamic Art: The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection. Los Angeles: Museum Associates, 1973.
  • Pal, Pratapaditya; R. Brown; R. Fisher; G. Kuwayama; Amy G. Poster. Light of Asia: Buddha Sakyamuni in Asian Art. ed. Dean, Lynne. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1984.
  • Lentz, Thomas W., and Glenn D. Lowry. Timur and the Princely Vision. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1989.
  • Komaroff, Linda. Islamic Art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Los Angeles: Museum Associates, 2005.
  • Canby, Sheila. "Depictions of Buddha Sakyamuni in the Jami al-Tavarikh and the Majma' al-Tavarikh." Muqarnas. essays in honor of Oleg Grabar 10 (1993): 299-310.

  • Pal, Pratapaditya, Thomas W. Lentz, Sheila R. Canby, Edwin Binney, 3rd, Walter B. Denny, and Stephen Markel. "Arts from Islamic Cultures: Los Angeles County Museum of Art." Arts of Asia 17, no. 6 (November/December 1987): 73-130.

  • Peyton, Allysa B. and Katherine Anne Paul. Arts of South Asia: Cultures of Collecting. Gainesville: University of Florida Press, 2019.
  • Keene, Bryan C., editor. Toward a Global Middle Ages: Encountering the World Through Illuminated Manuscripts. Los Angeles: The J. Paul Getty Museum, 2019.