Shakyamuni Buddha

17th century

Object PlaceTibet

Medium/TechniqueColor on cotton mounted as panel

Dimensions158 x 77 cm (62 3/16 x 30 5/16 in.); Legacy dimension: 0.770 x 0.504 m

Credit LineBequest of Carleton E. Noyes

Accession number50.3776

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ClassificationsPaintings

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InscriptionsSmall gold inscriptions identifying scenes and color notations under paint in Chinese. Extensive inscription on reverse.

Provenance1950, Carleton E. Noyes, Cambridge, MA; 1950, gift of Noyes to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 14, 1950)

late 9th century

18th century

18th century

17th–18th century

18th century

18th century

16th century

18th century

18th–19th century

19th century

late 19th century

about Genroku era (1688–1704)