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Bhaishajyaguru (The Medicine Buddha)

18th–19th century?
Object PlaceTibet
Medium/TechniqueOpaque watercolor and gold on cotton, mounted with silk brocade, wood and metal dowels
DimensionsOverall: 124 × 77 cm (48 13/16 × 30 5/16 in.)
Image: 60.9 × 42 cm (24 × 16 9/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Edward W. Forbes
Accession number07.302
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InscriptionsOn reverse, in red ink in formal Tibetan block script behind each figure: "Om, Ah, Hum"
Provenance1907, Edward Waldo Forbes, Cambrige, MA; 1907, gift of Forbes to the MFA. (Accession Date: July 11, 1907)