Sakyamuni Seated on a Lotus Base
Sakyamuni Seated on a Lotus Base
Sakyamuni Seated on a Lotus Base
Sakyamuni Seated on a Lotus Base

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Sakyamuni Seated on a Lotus Base

Anonymous
Chinese
Ming dynasty, 1368–1644 | Qing dynasty, 1644–1912
y1946-149

Information

Title
Sakyamuni Seated on a Lotus Base
Maker
Anonymous
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
Dimensions
Painting: 175 x 95 cm. (68 7/8 x 37 3/8 in.) Mount: 273 x 112.5 cm. (107 1/2 x 44 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of DuBois Schanck Morris, Class of 1893
Object Number
y1946-149
Place Made

Asia, China

Signatures
unsigned
Marks/Labels/Seals
Two characters in ink on label adhered to edge of rolled scroll; Two characters in ink on label adhered silk bag
Culture
Chinese
Type
paintings, scroll paintings, hanging scrolls, japanese painting styles
Subject
figures (representations), lotus, religious art, Buddhism, men, attendants, clouds

1898 – ca. 1926 acquired in China by DuBois Schanck Morris (1873-1956), based in Anhui, China; 1946 gift to Princeton University Art Museum

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