A RED-GROUND THANGKA OF SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA, Tibet, 19th century

h cm 84 x l cm 52

Depicting Shakyamuni Buddha seated on a throne ending in a lotus flower, with both hands in the bhumisparsha mudra and legs in the meditative padmasana posture, surrounded by various deities and flanked by his two attendants. The upper band is decorated with the Eight Auspicious Symbols of Buddhism, while the lower section is painted in gold with various figures from the Buddhist tradition amidst clouds.

唐卡，西藏，十九世纪