Buddha Amitābha with Two Attending Bodhisattvas

1200s

Maker Unknown

Chinese Art

Buddha Amitābha with Two Attending Bodhisattvas, 1200s. China, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279). Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk; painting: 134 x 79.7 cm (52 3/4 x 31 3/8 in.); overall: 223 x 95.7 cm (87 13/16 x 37 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund 1974.35

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Maker Unknown
Classification: Painting
Formatted Medium: Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
Medium: hanging, scroll, ink, color, silk
Dimensions: Painting: 134 x 79.7 cm (52 3/4 x 31 3/8 in.); Overall: 223 x 95.7 cm (87 13/16 x 37 11/16 in.)
Inscribed: Inscription: 沙門善導 Translation: Inscription and seal purportedly of Shandao (613-681), Tang dynasty patriarch of the Pure Land school. Inscription: 觀世音菩薩 Translation: Bodhisattva Guanyin (Avalokiteśvara) Remark: Figure on the right Inscription: 大勢至菩薩 Translation: Dashizhi Bodhisattva (Mahāsthāmaprāpta) Remark: Figure on the left
Departments: Chinese Art
Accession Number: 1974.35
Credit Line: Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund
Exhibitions: Year in Review: 1974, Eight Dynasties of Chinese Painting, Korean Gallery 236 Rotation, <em>Main Asian Rotation (Gallery 119)</em>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (October 29, 2003-March 15, 2004).
Rights Statement: CC0