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Image Not Available for Buddha Shakyamuni with Scenes of his Life
Buddha Shakyamuni with Scenes of his Life
Image Not Available for Buddha Shakyamuni with Scenes of his Life

Buddha Shakyamuni with Scenes of his Life

18th–19th century
Object PlaceTibet
Medium/TechniqueDistemper on cotton, mounted with silk brocades in the Chinese manner
Dimensions38.5 x 27 cm (15 3/16 x 10 5/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Bernat
Accession number48.273
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InscriptionsOn obverse, in both upper and lower sections, small inscriptions in Tibetan, probably identifying scenes - to be read.Provenance1948, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Bernat, Milton, MA; 1948, gift of Bernat to the MFA. (Accession Date: March 11, 1948)