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Buddha Shakyamuni and Narrative Scenes18th century

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Tibetan or East Asian narrative painting on cloth with a large seated Buddha at center, surrounded by multiple smaller narrative scenes depicting robed figures, architectural pavilions, and landscape settings in crimson, green, blue, and gold

Unknown, Buddha Shakyamuni and Narrative Scenes, 18th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Indian Art Special Purpose Fund, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Buddha Shakyamuni and Narrative Scenes
Place Made
Eastern Tibet, Kham region
Date Made
18th century
Medium
Mineral pigments on cotton cloth
Dimensions
34 1/2 x 24 1/8 in. (87.6 x 61.1 cm)
Credit Line
Indian Art Special Purpose Fund
Accession Number
M.75.23
Classification
Paintings
Collecting Area
South and Southeast Asian Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Pal, Pratapaditya. Art of Tibet. Los Angeles; Berkeley, CA: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; University of California Press, 1983.
  • Pal, Pratapaditya. Art of Tibet. Expanded edition. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1990.
  • Little, Stephen, Tushara Bindu Gude, Karina Romero Blanco, Silvia Seligson, Marco Antonio Karam. Las Huellas de Buda. Ciudad de México : Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia, 2018.
  • Little, Stephen, and Tushara Bindu Gude. Realms of the Dharma: Buddhist Art across Asia. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2025.