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Attributed to Takuma Tametō
Kongōbu BosatsuHeian period, 12th century

Not on view
Japanese hanging scroll with ink and color-wash drawings of two seated Buddhist figures on lotus thrones, surrounded by columns of Japanese inscriptions, mounted on gray-blue brocade
Ink and watercolor painting on paper depicting a multi-armed bodhisattva seated in lotus position on a lotus throne, wearing a jeweled crown and red-striped robes, with a circular golden halo. Below, a ritual implement rests on a second lotus. Columns of Japanese or Chinese calligraphy surround the figures.

Attributed to Takuma Tametō, Kongōbu Bosatsu, Heian period, 12th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Anonymous gift, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Attributed to Takuma Tametō
Title
Kongōbu Bosatsu
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
Heian period, 12th century
Period
Heian period (794-1185)
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Image: 9 7/8 x 5 3/8 in. (25.0 x 13.7 cm)
Credit Line
Anonymous gift
Accession Number
M.77.147
Classification
Paintings
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Shiwada Sh¯ujir¯o. Zaigai Nihonno shih¯o: Bukky¯o kaiga. Tokyo, Japan: Mainichi Shinbunsha, 1980.
  • 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.